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Cdc181
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Post Number: 30
Registered: 2-2004
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2008 - 3:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I just pick up a kenwood ts-130s HF now is there any mods info on these rigs
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Mrsandman
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Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 7:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

this is the only thing i found there might be more out there.


Transmitting on the WARC bands

As supplied, The ts-130S/V will receive but not transmit on the three warc bands.

For tx enable on all three bands unplug the brown wire j5 on the rf unit. This is the board with the shaft from the band switch running above it.

For individual bands D8 for 10 MHz
D9 " 18 MHz
D10 " 24.5 MHz
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Captian_radio
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Post Number: 338
Registered: 9-2004
Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 11:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It is possible that the TS130 being around the same vintage as the FT102 may use diode switching to make band changes.This is easy to do if you know about binary functions.I had a FT102 that I used on 11 meters that I did the conversion but the display still showed 28 mhz.I don,t think that the 130 uses any crystals like some of the older rigs.There should be some info out there on a 11 meter mod, I will take a look and if I find any I will let you know.
Bob CEF451/VE1CZ
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Cdc181
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Post Number: 31
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Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 1:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ok thanks i heard of a 11 meter mod but didn't find any info
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Lester_elm
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Post Number: 28
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Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 7:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Check www.mods.dk

They show a 2MHz shift mod for the Kenwood TS-130.
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Cdc181
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Post Number: 32
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Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 8:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I did they want you to give them money and i won't do that because i don't know anything about that site
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Captian_radio
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Post Number: 341
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Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 11:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You can get 1 free download every 24 hours but I think that you must register first and it should be free to register.
BobCEF451/VE1CZ
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Cdc181
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Posted on Friday, February 01, 2008 - 9:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

for some reason it keeps saying i viewed on file 24 hours ago.Last time i was there was 2 days ago
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Cdc181
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Post Number: 34
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Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 1:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I went by the service manual set all dials where it say to now it says to set vr3 at 75w well it won't go to 75w a bit above 50w and thats it i tried it both ways
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Cdc181
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Post Number: 35
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Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 9:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ok my question for the radio to have two 2sc2290 and only do 50w on 10meter is there a power mod for the ts-130s i heard a few years back that there was on the net but didn't find anything.
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Cdc181
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Post Number: 38
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Posted on Friday, March 07, 2008 - 7:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I was told there is something on the rf borad that causes erratic tx power.If i have the top case off it will do a ful shot to 100+w for a few shouts then it drops off like no power.Now if i put the top case back on it will lose 30w and has swing in it like a tuned cb now i don't know what going on.

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