Another Attack on Contesting and non-contest QRG

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 96-04-08 14:52:00 EDT, you write:

>I don't see why we contesters have to change OUR practice of the hobby on a
>few weekends a year to suit those who are too lazy to avoid the problem in
>the first place.
>
   I agree!  And, if memory serves correct, there are other modes that aren't
even being used at all during a particular contest weekend (i.e. Cw on a SSB
weekend, etc.).

   One caution, don't forget the eternal law -- the squeaky wheel gets
greased.  Somebody squeaked enough to get that part of 10M set aside.
 Apparently us contesters aren't squeaky enough.  

73,   Steve    K7LXC



>From ni6t at ix.netcom.com (Garry Shapiro)  Tue Apr  9 04:32:37 1996
From: ni6t at ix.netcom.com (Garry Shapiro) (Garry Shapiro)
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1996 20:32:37 -0700
Subject: TS930 ON/OFF switch
Message-ID: <199604090332.UAA11468 at dfw-ix5.ix.netcom.com>

You wrote: 
>
>Well I'll be jiggered. Yesterday, I switched on the 930 (my main 
contest
>rig) and the blame thing wouldn't stay on. It seems the on/off switch 
broke.
>It goes in when pushed and the rig comes to life, but when I take my 
finger
>off it, the rig goes off.  Anyone else experience this? Suggestions 
for
>replacement switch vendor? Also, where's a good place to get those 
little
>S-meter lamps?
>
>Thanks, Matt


Matt:

If you do not have a Service Manual, you ought to get one.

There are authorized Kenwood parts distributors on both coasts--Long 
Island and Southern California.

East Coast (800) 637-0388
West Coast (800) 262-1312

On mine, the send/rec switch is flaky--the previous owner must have 
used it a lot for that purpose.

The two chronic problems on my 930 are fan motors and S-meter lamps. I 
think the former is due to a dusty environment. As for the lamps, they 
get an arm and both legs for the damned things, because they are 28V. 
And the shipping makes it a $10-12 deal to replace them. A cheaper 
solution is to get two similar --but 12V--lamps from Radio Shack for a 
buck and wire them in series. One caveat, from experience: the RS lamps 
are 12V--not 14V--and will have shortened life. Put a small resistor in 
series to limit the drop.

Garry, NI6T