As far as I know, the keyboard is no longer available.  I have owned a 
couple 440s and they're a great rig.  I bought my first one when they 
came out in 85.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Sat, 15 Jun 2013, Danny Dyer wrote:

> Debby and all, the keybounce was quite common in a group of, but not
> all, of the 440S.  there was also a problem with bad compound in some
> of them.  Kenwood did repairs on many of the rigs, and there are
> several Kenwood repair persons who can still do the repairs.  I've
> owned and successfully used several of the 440SATS over the years, and
> to me at least, they're ___Still one of ___The Best, Most Accessible,
> and most comfortable rigs to operate and listen to, whether the
> operator is blind or sighted.
> If you wish, I'll go back through my slightly "packratted" email, and
> get you a name, address, and phone number of a good Kenwood Tec/I'm
> not_ on any kind of retainer and have no financial connection with any
> repair shop.
> HTH, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
>
> On 6/15/13, Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Mine did it too, Debee.  Not reliably, though so I imagine it's a problem of
>>
>> pad key wear.  Great rig, though.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Deborah Armstrong" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 6:44 PM
>> Subject: Kenwood TS-440 question
>>
>>
>>> Kelvin asked me to do an accessibility review of the TS-440.
>>>
>>> I've used mine on and off for several years, and am using mine a lot this
>>> week.
>>>
>>> But, I purchased the thing used, and it has a problem that I'm not sure
>>> is
>>> common to them all or specific to my unit. Don't want to mention it in my
>>> review if it's just a problem with my rig.
>>>
>>> When I enter a frequency or a memory location, using the mode keys which
>>> double for this function, the keys "bounce". Bouncing is a firmware
>>> programmer's term for the problem but I'm not sure what the layperson's
>>> term
>>> is. Typematic, perhaps.
>>>
>>> Basically, if you touch a key, it sometimes repeats, so touching five
>>> enters
>>> three fives instead of a single five.
>>>
>>> I have to be very careful to not hold a key down even for the tiniest
>>> fraction or it will repeat.
>>>
>>> Because this rig was one of the first with a Microprocessor -- I believe
>>> it
>>> was a Z80, they probably didn't do much in its firmware to avoid key
>>> bounce.
>>> But then again, it could be a hardware problem -- sticky keys. I don't
>>> have
>>> the famous Dot problem, but I've been careful to keep it in dry
>>> locations.
>>>
>>> Anyway, if this bounce annoyance is common to the TS-440 I'd like to
>>> mention
>>> it as an access issue, but maybe my swap meet special is the only rig
>>> with
>>> this glitch.
>>>
>>> --Debee [KF6BKR]
>>>
>>
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