"ac-acadaptor" wrote in message ink.net...
Mine has neither of those problems. Wherever the volume is when I shut it
off is where it is when I turn it on!
I find the volume to be rather anemic. Even with headphones, turning the
volume up all the way is not enough on SSB.


"Michael" wrote in message
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Hiya...

It's been a while since I've posted here :-) I got a chance to read some
of the posts from other people that picked up a KA-1102. All of the
KA-1102's that I know about including mine have a problem with the volume
control. When you turn the radio on, the volume always comes on at the
full
setting. You can get around this by pressing the power button quickly
twice
to activate the radio, but it's still an extreme annoyance. It also has a
quirk with the ssb function. Even if you shut the ssb function off before
you power the radio down, the ssb function will still be active when you
turn the radio on. I think both of these quirks are problems with the
radio's firmware. If it wasn't for these problems, this radio would be a
winner for sure. Because of those quirks, I actually prefer the less
expensive and less complex KA-1101.

Has anyone heard anything about a fix for this ??? Also... Are the radios
that are being shipped now suffering from the same problems ??? I'd have
to
think that they got it worked out in subsequent production runs.

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Respectfully,

Michael

Location: Northern NJ
Primary Radio: R-75 with full Kiwa mods.
Antennas: 200ft long wire, G5RV
Additional Radios:GE Super Radio III, KA-1101,
KA-1102, Kaiwa KA-989
Home Page: http://md_dxing.tripod.com/



I just got my KA1102 like about a week ago, and it also has neither of
these problems. From what I understand this was a problem with the
earlier 1102's that were made. Look at the date of manufacturing. I
amn not sure where this is at on the radio itself, BUT you should be
able to find it somewhere on the radio. The DE1102 also might have
more of these problems you specified.

73's!
Chris~~