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My Christmas Present To Myself (Awesome E-Bay Find)

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by delta5, Dec 24, 2014.

  1. Dec 24, 2014 #1
    delta5

    delta5 Road Train Member

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    Just scored a mint condition Kenwood TS-820S on E-Bay the other day... Not bad for a radio made in 1978-79. No "hack-n-tune" needed here LOL 820s1.jpg 820s2.jpg 820s3.jpg 820s4.jpg 820s5.jpg 820s6.jpg 820s7.jpg 820s8.jpg 820s9.jpg 820s10.jpg
     
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  3. Dec 25, 2014 #2
    AXE

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  4. Dec 25, 2014 #3
    Bashnya

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    Sweet rig! Always did like the Kenwoods - they have great audio but that's to be expected as they were a stereo company before they ever got into ham gear!

    Only thing with the Kenwood rigs is that they are primarily an SSB radio- IIRC they don't even have an AM mode. It's not really an issue unless you plan on running it on 11M.
     
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  5. Dec 25, 2014 #4
    Ridgeline

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    Congrats, good rig.

    Had one a while ago, traded it for a bird and a lot of slugs (I got the better part of the deal). It was odd problem, someone tried a modification on it, lost a piece of shielding which landed on the power plug and it kept blowing fuses. I got it for $50 and had it working within an hour of hitting the bench (that included 50 minute dinner break).

    My recent Christmas present to myself is two radios, a TS-700 (which the seller claimed it didn't transmit - it does transmit but doesn't receive) and a BaoFeng dual band for $5.
     
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  7. Dec 25, 2014 #5
    windsmith

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    I have a TS-520 with external VFO in storage. This post makes me want to dig it out.
     
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  8. Dec 25, 2014 #6
    Rooster903

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    Very cool I have one on the shelf almost as clean as the one you have. Congrats
     
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  9. Dec 28, 2014 #7
    delta5

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    Well, the radio showed up today, and it is in really good shape. It has a short in the tube heater circuit that is blowing a fuse, which is why he sold it. I talked to the tech that does my ham equipment work (most cb hackers wouldn't have a clue), and he said that is a minor problem, he can fix it while he is aligning the radio. It needs all the usual age related TLC that these radios require. The VFO (tuning knob, for the CB'ers) is a bit rough, so the VFO unit will need cleaning and lube. After a good refurb and alignment, and checking for things like out of spec capacitors and resistors, this should be a very nice radio.
     
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  10. Dec 29, 2014 #8
    delta5

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    If anyone is wondering why this radio has two tubes in it, there is a reason. Back in the early 70's radio manufacturers were starting to make solid state radios, switching over from tubes. up until the mid-80's, they didn't have any final transistors developed yet that were rugged enough. So, Kenwood and Yaesu opted to keep tube finals in their radios, known as "hybrids". This turned out to be a very rugged and durable combination, and the reason that so many of these radios are still in service today. This radio actually has three tubes. There is a smaller driver tube located in the middle of the radio.
     
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  11. Dec 31, 2014 #9
    delta5

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    I shipped the radio to the tech works on my ham equipment. I cant wait to see how it works when he is done with it... 👍
     
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