Tk-840 will not recieve. Used portable with simplx TA frequecy to test. 840 wont recive. Same pl tone in both.
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Tk-840 will not recieve
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fire_master_21
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Sounds like it needs some time on service monitor.
mmckenna
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I agree. If the programming is correct (look closely, it's easy to make errors) and there isn't any other functions turned on, like paging, it does suggest that a radio that old needs some TLC.
Did the radio ever work properly for you? Was this something you purchased used recently?
Did the radio ever work properly for you? Was this something you purchased used recently?
Has been a few years since I have used this radio. Basically am trying to use the radio as a scanner. Have programed other Kenwood radios
an tk-880, 3180, 3140. Had no problems. Possibly something is wrong inside the radio. Thanks for the reply.
mmckenna
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Yeah, those are pretty old radios. If you are confident you have the programming correct, I'd start looking at getting it serviced. May not be worth it for a radio that old, unless you know someone who has a service monitor. Finding shops that would fix it might be hard, and bench time is up around $100/hour. Might be cheaper to just replace it with something newer.
Be cheaper to find another on Ebay than get it looked at. TY
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I think I recall that for some reason you had to enter any transmit frequency in order to receive.
I would try reprogramming with carrier squelch and test again before abandoning it.
Plan to try that. Carrier squelch??
Carrier squelch means no tone.
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I think I have some TK840 radios being used as wheel chocks here. Not worth putting any time or parts into for repair.
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