I recently bought a TS2000 with “extremely low sensitivity on HF”.
Guess what I discovered?
David Lee
Fred’s TS-440s Repair Adventure Part II
This is a late followup for Part II, but here’s the spoiler alert…. Success!
Fred’s TS-440s Repair Adventure Part 1
Working on KG5WNN, Fred’s TS-440S.
It was reported to have no power output, and off-frequency/warbling signals.
It had been working fine years ago, but after being in storage for years, and now it’s not happy.
KG5ZOK’s TS-2000 Repair
John, KG5ZOR, bought a TS-2000 for a great price. Unfortunately, it had some issues so he brought it into the Shack last week for a checkup. We hooked it up on the 20m TH7DX and called CQ around 6:00pm. We received a response from a mobile station and he gave us a 5×3 signal report. … Read more…
TS-520s Fix Update
Received a used replacement USB carrier crystal from Mr. Walter Dilley, KD7DNY. Many thanks to Walter, who continues to supply old hybrid parts (like this TS520) to the ham community.
Troubleshooting TS-520s USB
Terry, KA5TBB, has a venerable TS-520 but recently suffered from an ailment on Upper Sideband Mode. In fact, when placed in USB mode, his external digital display indicates a transmit frequency out of band. Both CW and LSB worked fine, however.
2019 Houston Marathon – Request for Amateur Radio Volunteers
QST – The Houston Marathon is seeking Amateur Radio Operators to volunteer for the Houston Marathon event for 2019.
Read more…2019 Houston Marathon – Request for Amateur Radio Volunteers
JSCARC W5RRR 2m Repeater Unavailable
Please note: the W5RRR repeater returned to service on 9/18/18. The JSCARC W5RRR 2m repeater will be off the air to replace the antenna, which was damaged by a lightning strike today at JSC. The top-half of the repeater antenna is missing, and what’s left has been tested to be completely non-functional. We need to … Read more…
