Kenwood TM-401A
There is a new (vintage) addition to my shack - Kenwood TM401B. TM-401B is a 440 MHz Amateur Radio rig. As soon as I got it, I soldered the power-pole connectors so that it can be powered up in my shack.
I gave it a 12V power and I got no display!! I thought that it is dead, but after connecting an external speaker and reducing the squelch, I got white noise. Audio finally!! I tried to reseat the display board connectors but no help!!
I Measured the backup battery voltage and it was 0.11V :-( concluded that the backup battery (BR2032) was dead! Fortunately I had a few with me. I soldered one in place, after removing the dead one. Still no display!! I opened the bottom cover and tried to reseat the display board connectors but still no display :-(
I opened the bottom cover and and found a reset switch. I depressed it and voila! there was the display 0.000 MHZ :-0. I tuned the rig to an ongoing QSO and the rig was receiving well!
Don't know whether it is transmitting or not but so far receiving well! Let's hope for good.
1 comments:
Like you I have just aquired a Kenwood TM-401A as the latest addition to my shack. Mine appears to be 100% working so good luck with yours. I would be grateful if you could send some more details of the CTSS unit you have made, as it will work with the TM-401A as well as the TM-201A and I would like to use mine on the local IRLP enabled repeater and it requires ctss. The dtmf can be done from a mike or stand alone keypad. Please email me I am on QRZ.com.
Best Regards Steve GW7AAV
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