Thanks to all who have posted and emailed- I think replacing the battery
will get the rig back into action now.
Mike
"Clif Holland" wrote in message
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The battery is under the silver shield behind the front panel.

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816 W Shady Grove Rd
Irving, TX 75060

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1-800-214-5779
972-870-0630 (Local)
"Mike" wrote in message
news
Many Thanks-I just tried the hold A=B and power up reset and it worked!
I
down loaded the Service Manual somebody sent me the link to from mods.dk
site, I found the battery in the parts list but couldn't find its
location.
Is it obvious when you crack the case, and is it a common battery to
find
an
equivalent locally.
thanks again for the tip.
Mike ka1drz
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"Clif Holland" wrote in message
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It sounds like the battery is marginal. Do a reset (A=B plus turn-on)
and
see if it corrects the problem. If so the battery is on it's way out.

It's not a PLL problem.

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Clif Holland, KA5IPF
AVVid
Authorized Kenwood and Icom Service Center
816 W Shady Grove Rd
Irving, TX 75060

www.avvid.com

1-800-214-5779
972-870-0630 (Local)
"Mike" wrote in message
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I havent used my TS440S/AT in some time and turned it on last night.
I
just
keept beeping and the display lit up segments that were not numbers,
so
I
quickly turned it off and made sure it was not keyed or anything
else
was
amiss externally. I retried t but it did the same thing again. My
suspicion
is that the circuit board battery has finially died? Does this sound
like
the result, and how is it replaced? I went to Kenwoods website to
check
for a service bulletin but there was none, this is probably covered
in
the
service manual.
Mike
KA1DRZ
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