SM220/BS-8 with TS-850 - Will it work?
 

Has anyone had any luck using a Kenwood SM220 with the BS-8 pan adapter
in the spectrum scope mode with a TS-850 or similar rig. Kenwood tells
me it won't work and is not supported.

Thanks,
Dick Harper, N0USP

Yes, it works fine. The one thing you're likely to see (which is
probably why Kenwood's none too eager for you to do it) is that the
basic IF characteristics of the 850 are none too linear. If your rig
is anything like mine, you'll probably see a MAJOR dip in response a
few kc off one side of center, followed by a rise.

I opted eventually to go to a rig that has this feature built-in, the
Icom 756.

Good luck;
Neil, K1VY

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 05:58:26 GMT, Dick Harper
wrote:

Has anyone had any luck using a Kenwood SM220 with the BS-8 pan adapter
in the spectrum scope mode with a TS-850 or similar rig. Kenwood tells
me it won't work and is not supported.

Thanks,
Dick Harper, N0USP

Yes, it works fine. The one thing you're likely to see (which is
probably why Kenwood's none too eager for you to do it) is that the
basic IF characteristics of the 850 are none too linear. If your rig
is anything like mine, you'll probably see a MAJOR dip in response a
few kc off one side of center, followed by a rise.

I opted eventually to go to a rig that has this feature built-in, the
Icom 756.

Good luck;
Neil, K1VY

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 05:58:26 GMT, Dick Harper
wrote:

Has anyone had any luck using a Kenwood SM220 with the BS-8 pan adapter
in the spectrum scope mode with a TS-850 or similar rig. Kenwood tells
me it won't work and is not supported.

Thanks,
Dick Harper, N0USP