Topband: Kenwood TS-590S internal birdie on 160?

[Ian Wade G3NRW]

From: Ian Wade G3NRW <g3nrw at yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010   Time: 07:01:32

 >>-----Original Message-----
 >From: Neil G0JHC <g0jhc at blueyonder.co.uk>
 >Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010   Time: 20:13:10
 >
 >>The TS-590S was reviewed in the January 2011 Radcom, by Peter Hart. It
 >>received a glowing report, APART from one comment which referred to an
 >>internal birdie on  1827.5MHz.
 >>
 >>Can any 160m users comment further?
 >>
 >>Thanks
 >>
 >>Neil G0JHC
 >>
 >
 >Neil
 >
 >A couple of related responses from the KenwoodTS-590 reflector:
 >
 >  ------- Forwarded message follows -------


Obs, it looks like this reflector doesn't understand standard email
message blocks. Here they are again, flattened out:

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From: Bob Warmke <w6cyx at arrl.net>
To: TS-590 <KenwoodTS-590 at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, December 28, 2010 9:27:58 PM
Subject: [KenwoodTS-590] TS-590S Birdie at 1827.50
 
Neil,

I cannot hear it at all with an antenna connected. It is exceptionally
weak with the antenna disconnected. I do not believe anyone would ever
notice it at all except with no antenna connected.

Bob, W6CYX
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Subject:    [KenwoodTS-590] TS-590S Birdie at 1827.50
Newsgroups: !TS-590
To:         KenwoodTS-590 at yahoogroups.com
From:       Javier NM6E <nm6e_dx at yahoo.com>
Reply-To:   KenwoodTS-590 at yahoogroups.com
Date:       Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:49:15 -0800

Agreed Bob,

I hear it also, but it is audible, extremely weak and only with OUT the
antenna connected.

Javier NM6E 

590 SN#B0A...320
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Subject:    [KenwoodTS-590] Re: TS-590S Birdie at 1827.50
Newsgroups: !TS-590
To:         KenwoodTS-590 at yahoogroups.com
From:       n4960m <pearse at gci.net>
Reply-To:   KenwoodTS-590 at yahoogroups.com
Date:       Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:11:01 +0000
Message-ID: <ifemu5+jvo8 at eGroups.com>

I listened for it on mine before the radio was returned for exchange.
Never heard it, but I always had a wire on the rig.

Anyone who can hear an internal birdie well in the noise floor on 160
deserves an award, and likely has DXCC+ on that Band. In the OM Kenwood
reports three unavoidable birds but the one on 160 is omitted. Must be
too weak to matter in the scheme of things.

73, Gary NL7Y
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73
Ian, G3NRW