The Radio Information Board

Here is an update on this situation: I found out that Kenwood issued a bulletin that says something like "for best performance... tune the antenna to frequency..." They have a tuning procedure in which you program the radio to transmit on frequencies 1 MHz apart. Using an RF voltmeter or s...

Recently I've seen a couple of instances where our TK-190s were not able to reach the dispatch center. So, I conducted a test to compare the relative radiated signal of the Kenwoods versus my trusty ol' MT-1000. Frequency is 46.42 MHz. Test method: short clip lead on end of 6 foot coax connected to ...