On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:16:26 -0400, "Vic"
wrote:

Just fired up a Kenwood TM-742 tri-bander (2M-220-440). Output on 2m & 440 is about as expected but the 220 module appears to have a
problem ... low tx power (2watts). No matter what pwr level (low-med-high) the radio is set too the transmitter only puts out about
2watts!

I can monitor tx audio with a scanner and the radio DOES tx and the audio sounds good. Does it sound like the final is gone? Could
it be something else?

Are you measuring power into an antenna or a dummy load?

If into an antenna, make sure you don't have reflected power folding
back the TX power via the SWR protection circuit. A damaged or
nonresonant antenna could cause this.

Checking into a dummy load should tell you if it's the radio or the
antenna system.

Steve WA3SWS


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