[CQ-Contest] Kenwood TS-950SD

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

Laurent Ferracci wrote:
> Hi friends
>
> Sorry for being slightly off-topic, but as the TS-950 was (a few years 
> ago) a high-end TRX, i suppose some are still found in contest shacks.
>
> The one i've got here drives me crazy. It will suddenly STOP receiving, 
> intermittently and without cause. Sometimes it's just after you release 
> the PTT (and you don't hear anything back), sometimes it does it withou 
> keying it. It will do it with or without antenna. The S-meter will go 
> from zero to the maximum, and the RF gain changes nothing.
>
> I've searched on the web and found some similar experiences related by 
> other (at least 3 other hams) but no explanation / solution given..
>
> Any help would be appreciated !
>   
Be sure the squelch is all the way off.  I have accidentally moved mine
in the past and it has shown the symptoms you describe.

Mike, W1NR