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G4RUR
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 26, 2005 13:13
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A classic radio.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Purchased new way back in the early 80s (too far back to remember the exact date) this radio is still going strong. I left radio for about 15 years and dusted off my 830 in the last couple of months. The switches are a bit crackly but that’s not surprising. The 6146 valves/tubes are as strong as ever. On receive this rig is hard to beat. IF shift and notch filters can pull many a station out of the QRM.
Transmit audio is good but I have always felt the 830 needs a linear. The RX is just so good that 100W is not enough. I firmly believe a 400W boost would get the 830 really pulling in the DX.
If you can find this rig at a reasonable price then go for it. This is a solid rig where all the frills are real useful.
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HB9FBJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 30, 2003 12:02
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Great rig
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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No bells & whistles. Excellent RX. Very good TX audio (with MC-50 mic). Impressive Notch filter and very effective speech processor. A lot of "punch". Worth every penny.
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PY3KT
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 27, 2002 11:00
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Great
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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In my point of view, Kenwood TS830M is a fantastic transceiver, like model TS830S, plus AM option. A very nice job of Kenwood's engineers. I would say... "a rig with soul." Enjoy it!
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