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Kenwood Tk-820
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this one is the Kenwood TKR-820 its the repeater version sir. my unit is kenwood TK-820 only. thank you
Is your Radio a Desktop unit that looks like the TKR-820?
There is not a Service Manual even on the Kenwood Site.
There is not a Service Manual even on the Kenwood Site.
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In the 90s there was a tkr720 tkr820 and a desktop base station of each
That'd make sense. Furthest back I've gone with kenwoods is the 3140 so I can't say I'm too familiar with anything before that but I thought I knew most of the model numbers. Looks like I still got a bit more to learn
Weren't the base stations labeled as TKB-720 or TKB-820?
yes there are mobile versions of the TKR/B-820 base stations and if i rember correctly as it has been a few years since i last even seen one in person it programs the same as the repeaters and it programs via a connector under the hood via a kpt-50 or a kpt-20 with a cable. the manual for one of those is going to be hard to find as it was not as wide spread as the repeaters were and have been out of use for so long. but the tuning in the repeaters / base stations is going to be close to the same as the mobiles as they were made out of the mobile with a few extra parts and a new case
yes sir this is the unit where i've been look for a service manual. hope someone can help. thank you
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