Just bring up setup function xx on the display,Īnd set it to ON, and ALL memories can be tuned via the VFO. Out of the box, the radio is set up for non. Only stored memory channels will be displayed as the knob is You can bypass all unusedĬhannels if you press the 1 mhz button. This will set the IF to 6khz width, and you be able Hit the 455khz filter button again for FM-N This is WAY too wide for accessingĪny 10m repeater. They areįM Wide (12khz) deviation, FM Narrow (6khz) deviation, and FM MicįM mode defaults to WIDE (12khz). When both top and bottom covers are removed, on the left-hand side Ments for the SSB slope tuning (High Cut and Low Cut). It just needed a wee bit of tweaking.Īlong with this control on the circuit board are the master adjust.

Playing 0.00 khz at fiducial (12 o'clock position) center.īehind the front panel in the upper right corner is the controlįor center adjust. My 850S also came out of the box with the RIT/XIT control not dis. Most of these controls are 1/8' pots, so if you intend to adjust S - All Band Power Down Switch (Decreases power to 50 watts) VR1 - RWM (Reflected power meter calibration) VR - PWM (Forward power meter calibration) VR - VSF (THIS IS THE 100W POWER OUTPUT CONTROL) VR - TYP (50W output power adjust, used with S1 below) The radio, here's a list of items that might be of interest to some: Reading manual!!! Well, I dug into the schematics and opened up the Kenwood tradition) a terribly organized, incomplete, and horrible Unbelievable! Kenwood wants fifty dollars for (in the continuing Well they had them in stock, but at a price of $50.00! I called the local ham radio dealer inquiring about service manualĪvailability. My 850S came out of the box running low power (50 - 75w PEP), so You MUST pass through either the VFO A or Modes, there is no way to turn it OFF, even though the manual The setup only allows Burst or Continuous The factory allow this? Maybe they don't want the Chicken

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Well, what exactly is this unknown function? Wellīunkies, this enables the tranceiver to transmit on 27.500 throughĢ8.000 mhz! Do yourself a favor, and set this option to ON for TX

Function number 35 is set from the factory to the While the manual shows 35 power-on front panel adjustments, there Having lived with Kenwood's TS-850S tranceiver for 5 days, here are some of my

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