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WD0X
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 1, 2009 15:39
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Giehl Chip Installed
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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No question that the 940S is a superb rig. No matter what radio I use, I ALWAYS come back to the TS-940S/AT.
This time I had Jack Giehl (wb8bfs) install his upgrade chip into the Digital A board of my 940S. I decided to send the Digital A board to him so he could remove IC2 and install his chip for me. Turnaround time was less than a week. It was worth every penny to have Jack do the work on this delicate double-sided board! The new chip is EVERYTHING he said it would be and makes my 940S even more fun to operate.
If you're a 940S owner you really need to get this upgrade chip for your rig. If your soldering skills (and eyesight) are excellent, you can do the chip replacement yourself. Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones to have an IC socket already installed where IC2 goes.
Just to be clear, I have no connection to Jack Giehl whatsoever. I'm just a very satisfied customer! 73, Bill
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PD9OH
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 30, 2009 05:15
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superb radio
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Have my 940 for about 2 years and still working great. Yes it's an older radio but much better than a lot of new one's.
it has great audio and even a S zero signal is very good to copy. can't say that of a lot of modern radio's unless you buy a lot of filters.
digimode ? no problem at all simply a audio cable en do your thing.
Cat ? no problem at all, i got a IF10-b installed and cat is a piece of cake.
as others already said no menu's so easy to operate.
If you can grabe one, buy it and see for your self that it is one of the best kenwoods ever made
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VA2UT
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 13, 2009 06:44
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Highly recommend at base station
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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What a good product from Kenwood.
Got mine from 2 years now without any trouble.
I use it from phone to digital without trouble
Easy to use cause all you need is on faceplate no special menu / no menu in a special menu / no sub-menu in a special menu of special menu from master menu (did i say i hate menu/sub-menu etc... )
You want buy a really good classic HF rig ??
Go ahead buy a Kenwood TS-940sat NO REGRETS
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N7UQA
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 3, 2009 17:56
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Gerat rig
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I acquired one of these for FREE! (rescued from a CB'er) It had the usual issues with the PLL and an ongoing intermittent issue in the TX/RX path (attenuated TX/RX while warming up). I was shocked to discover that the mode offsets are phase locked. When the radio is working correctly the performance is superb. The nose blanker out performs any Icom rig I currently have owned (except the IC-751A), the "slope tuning" is on par or better than the dual PBT on the IC-775DSP I had. It has a "real" IF notch filter. If I could find another late serial number 940S/SAT I would not hesitate to buy one.
If you can find one of these in good working condition, buy it!
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G4UNB
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 13, 2009 18:26
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excellent radio!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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This is my second ts 940s, this one being the 'sat' version with the built in tuner, i bought this one in january of this year, and am so glad i did, i could never fully understand what possessed me to sell my original one, which i owned for many years, i also own a ts 950 sd, and whilst both radios are excellent i rather feel the 940 is a better receiver, and much prefer the 'real' S meter on the 940.
as everyone knows the radio also puts out fantastic audio quality, i use an mc60 desk mic which compliments fully this wonderful radio, let no one be in any doubt...the ts 940 sat is a truly superb transciever, both in the SSB and CW modes...AM and FM arn't bad either! i wouldnt swap mine for any of the new 'fangled' radios on offer today.if you can get one for about £450-£550 in excellent condition as mine is, then go for it!
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KD5UVV
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Rating: 5/5
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May 23, 2009 22:19
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Great Rig!!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Well I've had the Kenwood TS-940SAT for over 6 years now, this is a great rig! I've tried a few other rigs here including the infamous TS-850/DSP-100 combo and I must say this rig just does what it's suppose to do. This is a GREAT Rig. The pure Kenwood audio is outstanding! Don't get caught up in the hype! This is one of the best older rigs out there. You will not be disappointed. Add filters if you want for CW or SSB and you'll have one fine DX rig, I use a ClearSpeech DSP Speaker and a Heil Pro 20 mic with mine and it's Great! I would love to try this rig side by side with the newer Ten Tec's, Flex 3000 or Elecraft K3. The newer rigs should blow it out the water but for some reason, I don't think it would be that much difference, I may be wrong. Hey, that's just my opinion. I will have one of the newer rigs here some time this year. You know we just can't stop looking for a better rig! Any newbies out there could not do better than getting this rig, Save some money on the rig and spend it on a better antenna system. You can't go wrong with the Kenwood TS-940 Try it, you'll like it, you have my word on this one. 73 Dale
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G7WBB
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Rating: 5/5
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May 19, 2009 01:38
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The Best
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Only recently aquired this amazing radio..saw a fellow hams 940 sat in the shack and decided I needed to own one!! I located an 'as new' example and exactly as described the radio looks as new..its in the 10 million plus serial numbers and has never been touched in any way.
I have owned a number of Hf radios but NONE come even close to this one..I can say with confidence this ones here with me for good!!!
Reports I am getting are amazing with audio outstanding to say the least...using only the 100 watts available I can say that if I can hear em I can work em!!! Recieve is spot on and even tweaks out the very distant dx...I use a Cushcraft MV6 antenna and run through a Kenwood AT230 Tuner...spot on..microphone is a Watson WM-308 and works very well with this radio. I feel that the Kenwood TS 940s gives most if not all of the 'top notch' radios of today a serious run for their money...if you can find one thats good and not been 'messed' with then buy it,you certainly wont regret it trust me..
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WB8ICU
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 13, 2009 14:13
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highly satisfied
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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This is one of the older units, serial# in the 5 million range. But I got it for less than 400 bucks, and had already checked out the problems via eham and other sites. Correcting the factory errors--2 fets installed correctly--was done easily. I still have the subdisplay intermittant problem, but I'm sure taking care of the ic and soldering problems would handle it. I just don't use that display all that much. I operate almost exclusively on cw, and found the cw filter on ebay, bought and installed. This rig has been great, even before reinstalling the fets. I will never use half the memories, but they do work great, and the manual is very clear on all operating featurs
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VR2YWW
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 17, 2008 01:28
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Real Good
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I am new with this well maintained TS 940s Limited Japanese Domestic Version. It didn't have the ac voltage selector on the rear panel! I just wanted to convert it to operate with 220/240v....Is there anythings that I can try..? Other than this, it really a good radio.
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NJ1X
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Rating: 5/5
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May 30, 2008 18:08
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Still strong after 19 years
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought the 940 in March of 1989 and it is still a great transceiver. I did a lot of research before making this purchase. All of the original problems were fixed (cold solder joints). I still get great reports from DX stations.
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