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About this product
Product Identifiers
BrandKenwood
ModelTS 850S AT
eBay Product ID (ePID)129710768
Product Key Features
Supported ModesAM
Additional Product Features
TypeBase Station
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 26 Apr, 2017
One Of The Best HF Radios Ever Built
The Kenwood TS-850 S is in my opinion one of the finest ever produced by Kenwood. The receiver is one of the most sensitive out there and great for pulling weak signal contact out of a pileup. The slope tuning ability to pull in slightly off frequency signals is near unbeatable. This is one of the last radios that had a knob or a button for each function...Unlike later model radios that have electronic multiple menus that you have to jump through, just to adjust things. Personally I liked the 940 a tiny bit better but the 850 was bought instead because it had 12vdc power input. It's not married to an AC wall outlet like the 940. The TS-850s is not without faults though, early serial numbered units below 20million had 4 Kenwood proprietary chips on the carrier board that were prone to fail. Kenwood built a more durable chip to replace them but the replacements went out of production about 15 years ago and if you can find any...You'll give your first born and your right arm to get them. There are ten electrolitic capacitors on the carrier board that are prone to leakage, which if left unrepaired, the traces under them will corrode and destroy the board. The memory battery should be replaced along with it's holder, if it starts leaking and not repaired, the digital board it's soldered to will be ruined. Outside of that, these radios consistently get high marks for having the best RX and TX audio reports among ham operators world wide. If you want one..Get it...Outside of the early serial number bad chip issue..They are easy radios to work on should the need arise. Modifications for MARS and other things are also easy to do for anyone who can read a schematic or board layout diagram. I had one when I first started in ham..Made the mistake of selling it and buying a menu driven radio that started with a Y in it's name...The auto tuner didn't have as good a range as the auto tuner in the Kenwood and the audio and receiver of the Y radio didn't hardly come close to the Kenwood...I bought another 850 and the other brand is now the backup rig.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Oct, 2017
A little too large, but works great...a keeper for me
Very nice weight and much better than the stock knob. The top of the knob blocks a bit of the display but not enough to bother me. A great alternative to the $100 CNC knobs on the market (which I have also owned).Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 Dec, 2015
Very nice radio with good sound and solid features, excilent feel on the controles.
Very nice looking radio, especially along side with the SP-31 external Kenwood speaker and Kenwood power supply.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Apr, 2016
Oldie but Goodie
Already had an TS850 was loaning to a friend. He got such good reports on the radio he wanted it. I ordered this one for him and it is getting the same reports. Great value.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 May, 2018
Great Rig
Item showed up looking just as good as the pictures of not better.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Oct, 2015
Age of Radio
Good contact. Easy to use. Great condition.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Jan, 2019
Works great !!
Works like a new one !!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Feb, 2016
good value for the money ocurate description real bargain
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Jun, 2016
Very good , like the description . thank you.
Very good , like the description . thank you.Verified purchase: Yes
- 24 Apr, 2016
Kenwood TS850S AT
Excellrnt device. I like it a lotVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
