Thanks for the video. My lights have started to blink on and off with slightest vibration. Found the board when I looked for the replacement bulb and saw it doesnt exist.
Yeah, it's kind of stupid that Yaesu doesn't supply a replacement bulb. To be honest, I really like the LEDs a lot better. I don't remember if I mentioned it in the video but I got the LED kit from HamSupply. They have a website and an ebay store. Thanks for watching and 73!
Solid video and the upgrade looks good. I am curious as to how you dimmed the lights at the start of the video; did you have another do that while you were at the bench? 73! de WX0V
Another common fault with these is that the earthing to the top righthand board fails. It is accomplished via the board location screws. Unscrew and retighten. The fault manifest itself as - on SSB transmit and with no mod power is indicated. This courtesy of the brilliant Brenton Meadows ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dFWFHd2gnow.htmlsi=11GuWoNYchL4IYTc
John, thanks for the comment. When I had it opened, I loosened and tightened every screw I could find. All boards included. I'm starting to think it is a cracked solder joint (or two) somewhere. Will try to work on it another time...Take care and 73!
Cool video! Love seeing the Kenwood TS450 as I used to have one (solid rig), and of course, the autographed San Diego Chicken shot. Very spiffy shack, as well. You'll enjoy your setup this month for the RTTY contest...have fun and 73! de WX0V
Thanks a million! I just sent the 450 in to get re-capped and re-aligned. I figured after 30 years it was due. It's been a great little radio all these years. Take it easy, my friend es 73!
Sorry that my link is outdated. I did a Google search for "maithoga 1.77 inch 45PIN Full Color OLED Screen SSD1353 Drive IC 160*128 (Short FPC)" and found them on Ebay now. Not sure if you can find them cheaper somewhere else but here is the direct link to it: www.ebay.com/itm/155045021849 Good luck and 73!
Good video. Kinda surprised that keyer made the cover of QST but had a bug in it! No one who used it obviously had a Z in their call..until you. Good you were able to catch it. Thanks for posting this and 73! de WX0V
It was some other project that made the cover. But the "Z" issue was weird. He did track down the problem and it was an "=" sign buried in the code that had to be deleted. Crazy isn't it? One stupid "=" sign. Much respect for him to dig through and find that for me. Once it was deleted, the "Z" worked fine business. And yes, I'm getting lazy in my age in order to deploy this..... Thanks for watching, Scott and 73!
study the "service manual for the ts 130". there is a pa board that may have a component with a problem. the final transistors are still available, but not the drivers. I had a ts430 that uses the same pa board. recomment you make a video when disassembling the radio so you will put it back together again. too many details to remember. note: kenwood used transistors for the drivers wich had reversed position of the collector ,base and emitter. could not find them in the market.
Sergio, the PA board is a tricky one to take apart on this radio. That is for sure! I will leave that one for a "last resort" if I can't figure out the problem. I do appreciate the suggestion and will let you know if I had to go that deep on it. Take care and 73! ..
I would push on the boards while trying to transmit. I would also unplug and replug all the connectors. And last try a different mike. I have a TS-440s that came to me with alot of issues...
Kenny, unplugging all the connectors is the next task. Not something I'm looking forward to either. I'm starting to think that maybe it might be a cracked solder joint (or multiple) somewhere. Nonetheless, it's a work in progress. The 440 is a great radio! I have one as my backup rig. Thanks for the advice and take it easy. 73!
The replacement relay board is nice improvement, I hope. I picked up an extremely clean TS-130S last year. It’s been in the original box for the last 35 years I imagine. Hope to try putting it on the air soon.
@@ZedBeeEI got a 120, about 2 years ago. with p/s, speaker, and desk mic. All original docs including purchase receipts too! Very cheap. I played with it before I got my general just to listen and note it has a funky band selector pot. No idea how difficult it will be to get to. Removing the knob got me nowhere (hoping electronic spray would cure it). The digits in the display go wonky as I change bands and I can wiggle and they correct. Sometimes. Could you share the user group info you found? I DO want to play with radio and as it’s only 2nd owner, see what’s left in her now that I can. Thanks for the great vid
@HowToHam_Tom HI Tom. Yes, I will search around for that user group when I get home later. It has been awhile but if I find it, I will definitely share the link with you. Take care! 73.
@@HowToHam_Tom Ok, here is the link to the user group. groups.io/g/kenwoodts120130/topics I'm not sure how active it is these days but there is quite a bit of good information to look through on it. I hope it helps you find your issue. If you do happen to get it resolved, please let me know. GL es 73!
No ideas here to cure your power issue, but gosh, you have a framed image of the *San Diego Chicken* on your wall! That alone was worth the price of admission...73! de WX0V
It's autographed to me, too! I've had that damn thing in a frame about as long as I've had this TS130. Both classics! Thanks for watching, Scott es 73 back at you.
Gosh, I wish all my Qs with Benin over the years were this easy! You had the magic touch on this one. Plus, your patience setting up the Q was nicely on display; no "Ready, FIRE!, aim?" here. 😀 Yes, the audio is a little low, but otherwise, good stuff. Thank you for posting this. 73! de WX0V
I'll gladly trade you for all your bands and modes. Thanks for the kind words. I really enjoy having been able to work these guys as they trapes all over Africa. They're a great team! Take it easy, Scott es 73!
Hola buenas. Te puedo comentar que me has ayudado bastan ya que tenía el mismo problema de que apenas tenía brillo en pantalla, anteriormente le cambie por una nueva como la que desmonta y no funciono, pedí una pantalla como la que has puesto y funciono a la primera asi que muy agradecido por tu video perfecto. Saludos cordiales
Hi Dave...enjoyed the video (sorry I was late seeing it). I especially enjoyed the "Doh!" moment...been there, doh'd that! 😁 Thanks for posting this and 73! de WX0V
No problemo, Scott...I didn't plan to film this as I honestly thought this "set up" wasn't going to work. But it did and before I knew it, 3 hours had flown by. It was a good time! Take care, bro. 73!
@@ZedBeeE ..and to bag a KH6, as well! No wonder you did a "victory lap" in the pool...73! de WX0V -- PS You are too young to use "Make Me Smile"... :-)
Thanks, Eddie! I was surprised myself. Conditions are a lot better right now than previous years so I'm sure that helped. All the stations I contacted had great operators. Definitely give it a shot next year. It was a great time! Thanks for watching! 73
I have the same problem. Didn’t notice it until I turned it on one day and noticed 7.025 had been burned into the display. That’s the local aussie east coast unofficial daytime 40m CW call frequency. I can put out a CQ call and get more responses than in do on any of the local Sydney 2m repeaters. One mod I did to my X108G was to repurpose the aux Jack at the back. I took the pre volume control audio, attenuated it with a resistor, and send it to the tip of the jack. That gives me a separate audio line out for digital / CW decoding independent of the volume. I also rerouted the aux audio in to the ring on the aux Jack. I made a Y split so I can now do digital modes without killing my audio as well as monitor my straight key sending with FLDigi One other mod I did was to shorten the screws that held the high power devices to the aluminium plate. They were protruding proud of the plate and keeping it from coupling to the case. They made up for it with heatsink compound. With the shorter screws, it was able to couple better and while the case got hotter faster, it kept the overall working temperature down. What’s your rig like on receive? I find mine a little quiet. It also has a slow QSK cut over from TX to RX when it’s cold. Like a really slow AGC. As it warms up, the problem goes away.
Hi Chris, To be honest, I haven't used my X108G lately but the last time I did the audio was decent. I've seen some guys 3D print out a little fold over deal to place over the speaker to direct more audio to the operator. Mine seems to produce enough volume. I do notice that when I key the mic, it spits out a "blurb" tone for not even a second. Not sure why it is doing that. Just a quick "bleep". Thanks for watching the video. Also, I appreciate the mods you left in your comment. Take care
Good work, and a good demo, Dave. Fun to watch when you fired it back up again ("moment of truth....yes!"). It does appear that you need to have a rather steady hand to do this, though. Count me out. :-) Thanks for posting this and 73! de WX0V
Scott, I've been putting this one off for that exact reason. I was afraid I was going to "brick" the radio in the process but tbh, the procedure was fairly simple. Thanks for watching es 73!
