Pat,

Great minds think alike.

73, Steve KW3A

On 8/1/2015 7:17 PM, Pat Byrne wrote:
> i was just going to write him about that very thing Steve!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 06:08 PM 8/1/2015, you wrote:
>> Ron,
>>
>> One more thought from the dark recesses of my  foggy brain:
>>
>> Does the auto tuner work?   It has to put out some RF to find a match.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 8/1/2015 7:00 PM, Steve Forst wrote:
>>> Ron,
>>>
>>> So how are you keying the rig?   It would seem that your ptt is working,
>>> but if using a microphone, are you sure the mic is good?
>>>
>>> If in  CW mode and using  the front panel "send" buttonthe   and
>>> anything is plugged into either of the rear key jacks, it will  go into
>>> transmit  (RX mutes), but no  power is transmitted.
>>>
>>> Before packing it up I would disconnect everything from the radio except
>>> the 12 vdc and the coax to the dummy load.   No key, keyer, microphone,
>>> computer, or anything else connected.    Put it in FSK (RTTY mode) and
>>> press the front panel  "send" button.
>>>
>>> If you have any doubts about the power supply, reduce power to 10 watts
>>> or so and see if anything comes out the coax .
>>>
>>> Since you can hear stuff, I'll assume  you are on the right antenna
>>> port.   Port 1 has a single bump and port 2 has 2 bumps next to it.
>>>
>>> Since you did a reset, I'll also assume that you didn't get into split
>>> mode by accident and have the TX VFO out of band, where it won't TX.
>>>
>>> You're not sending it anywhere on Sunday, so you have another day of
>>> head scratching.
>>>
>>> Good luck, Steve KW3A
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/1/2015 6:32 PM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman wrote:
>>>> Well, I have checked and double checked absolutely everything, and I just
>>>> cannot get this TS-590 transmit to put out one single watt. I checked
>>>> everything anyone of you suggested and have gone completely through the
>>>> manual checking everything that could remotely be a possible problem. I
>>>> double checked the power supply, and it is putting out exactly 13.8 volts,
>>>> and it is a 28 amp supply which is more than sufficient. I connected it up
>>>> to a dummy load just to see what would happen, and nothing changed. The
>>>> receiver mutes and the receive/transmit light changes from green
>> to red when
>>>> in transmit like it should. So, regretfully, it looks like this
>> transceiver
>>>> is headed back to R&L Electronics or wherever I have to send it to be
>>>> repaired. I have owned several Kenwood transceivers over the
>> years, and I've
>>>> loved them all, but this is the first one I have ever had any
>> problems with.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ron, K8HSY
>>>>
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