Kenwood TS-830S Bedienungsanleitung

HF SSB Operating Manual for Kenwood TS-830S

Elana Hashman

July 9, 2015

Figure 1:

Kenwood TS-830S, front view.

Introduction

The Kenwood TS-830S tranceiver is a hybrid solid-state/tube model manufactured in the 1980s.

The radio has gained a bit of a cult following in the amateur radio world: some refer to it as

the nest Kenwood ever manufactured. This manual will instruct you in its basic operation.

High Frequency or HF communications span the 030MHz frequencies. In Canada, you must

obtain the Basic with Honours amateur radio certication in order to operate on these bands,

or arrange supervision with an appropriately qualied individual.

Single-side band or SSB is an RF transmission mode common for voice on HF, with lower-side

band (LSB) usually used on frequencies below 10MHz and upper-side band (USB) used above

10MHz.

Required Equipment

•

Kenwood TS-830S radio tranceiver with microphone

•

Antenna (matched with transmission band, see Select a band)

•

Dummy load

•

Grounding cable, approximately 4ft in length

•

Feed line, likely coaxial cable

•

Power source

Figure 2:

Kenwood TS-830S, rear view.

1 Select an operating location

You will need access to power to operate the radio, but you also will need to maintain an

appropriate distance from the antenna to protect yourself from the emitted radiation. In

general, locations high on buildings or hills without surrounding structures will provide for the

best reception and transmission. The Kenwood TS-830S has a carrying strap, so feel free to

get creative.

Often, you can use a designated location with antenna feed line access (colloquially referred to

as a ham shack).

2 Select a band

Before you can communicate on your radio, you need to select the frequency which you will mon-

itor and transmit on. The Kenwood TS-830S supports every popular amateur band, listed here.

Metres Frequency Band Plan for SSB Mode Suggested Use

10m 2829MHz 28.2 to 29.7 MHz USB daytime, esp. during sunspots

12m 24.5 MHz 24.930 to 24.990 MHz USB daytime

15m 21 MHz 21.1 to 21.450 MHz USB daytime

17m 18 MHz 18.110 to 18.168 MHz USB world-wide daytime, at night

20m 14MHz 14.101 to 14.350 MHz USB world-wide daytime, at night

30m 10MHz No SSB on this band N/A CW and digital modes

40m 7MHz 7.150 to 7.3 MHz LSB at night, local daytime

80m 3.5MHz 3.728 to 4.0 MHz LSB at night, local daytime

160m 1.5MHz 1.840 to 2.0 MHz LSB at night

Table 1:

Quick band reference for operating in Canada

HF bands are capable of long-distance and international transmissions (often referred to as

DX) because the radio bands bounce o a layer of the atmosphere (called the ionosphere)

before reaching the ground. This allows for transmissions that can reach much further than

those received via line-of-sight. In general, the higher frequency bands work better during the

day, and the lower frequency bands work better overnight.

Solar phenomena and their eects on the ionosphere can have profound eects on RF propa-

gation. You can check for reports of this online; many amateur clubs and other reference sites

host solar activity information.

3 Erect an appropriate antenna

Figure 3:

Antenna setup, Field Day 2015

You may already have an available antenna

mounted somewhere. If so, you can skip this step.

Otherwise, once you have selected a band, we need

to select an antenna of appropriate length, corre-

sponding to the band you want to transmit and

receive on. There are a number of dierent an-

tenna types, but we'll just refer to a simple wire

dipole; for more complex antennas, see their oper-

ating manuals.

A wire dipole is cut to a specic length, at-

tached at the center to a feed line, and can con-

veniently be strung up in trees or on other tall,

non-conductive structures. Simply tie the ends

of the antenna to some twine and hoist each end

up to an appropriate height: about 5m above

the ground works best. Secure the twine and

you are ready to connect your antenna to your

transceiver.

4 Ground the tranceiver

Attach a ground line by loosening the wingnut on the

GND

port, attaching a ground wire, and

then tightening the wingnut. You'll need to ground the other end by driving it into the ground

with a grounding pole.

If that's not an option, attach it to a metal surface that is known to be grounded with electrical

tape, such as window siding or water pipes. (I recommend you do

not

attach it to your faucet.)

5 Power and tuning

Plug in your radio to a standard power source. The Kenwood TS-830S supports both 120V

and 220V power sources, so make sure the switch on the back is set correctly.

Ensure that the microphone is connected and the radio is in

REC

(receive) mode.

DO NOT

leave the radio in

SEND

mode or key the microphone for more than 10 seconds at a

time!

This could damage the vacuum tubes in the radio. Now, we can tune it:

1. Plug your antenna into your dummy load, using the feed line. While the radio is turned o,

attach the feed line to the dummy load to the

ANT

port at the back of the radio. If the cable

doesn't t, use a UHF PL-259 converter.

2. Toggle the

POWER

switch on the front of the radio, and then the

HEATER

in order to turn the

unit on. Use the main tuner (large knob) to select a frequency in the middle of the band

range you'll be operating on.

3. Set the

MODE

switch to

USB

, or

LSB

if you are transmitting below 10MHz, and the

METER

switch to

(plate current).

4. Key the microphone and ensure that IP on the meter reads 60mA.

5. Change the

MODE

switch to

TUNE

and the

METER

switch to

ALC

(active level control). Key the

microphone and adjust the

CAR

knob until ALC reads a little lower than the top of the range

on the meter.

6. Change the

METER

back to

and key the microphone. Adjust the

PLATE

until the meter

needle dips to 5 mA. Your plate setting should fall within the band you are operating on,

with some minor adjustment.

7. Change the

METER

switch to

. Key the microphone and adjust the

LOAD

control until the

meter reaches its maximumthere is no scale printed on the meter for RF.

8. Change the

MODE

switch to either

USB

LSB

, set the

METER

switch to

ALC

, and turn the

MIC

(microphone gain) all the way down. Key the microphone and speak into it normally.

Increase the

MIC

until it peaks within the ALC range on the meter.

9. Change the

METER

switch to

COMP

(voice compression), key the microphone, and speak into

it normally. Adjust the

COMP

level until it peaks below 10DB.

Now you're ready to transmit! You could use an additional tuner for your antenna, but this is

probably sucient. Detach the dummy load and attach the real antenna.

6 Receiving

Once your antenna is connected, use the main tuner on the front of the radio to adjust the

frequency. You'll notice it only allows you to select 0.0 to 0.500 MHz. If you are operating at

the top of a band (e.g. on 12m), make sure you hit the

+0.5

switch beside the

BAND

selector.

The digital display will reect the correct frequency. Scan through the band by adjusting the

frequency to see if anyone is on the air!

Here are some tips for cleaning up signal problems:

•

Too high-pitched:

Try increasing the frequency. If the voice is too low-pitched, reduce the

frequency.

•

Incomprehensible voice:

Try adjusting frequency more than you would to adjust the pitch.

•

Too much band noise:

Turn on the notch lter by pushing the

NOTCH

button and adjusting

the

NOTCH

knob until you can hear the voice more clearly. You will also want to adjust the

IF SHIFT

(inner knob) to match the

NOTCH

(outer knob) for best signal.

•

Still too high- or low-pitched:

VBT

can help adjust the tone of the signal; if you're tuned to

the correct frequency but someone still sounds too high-pitched, reduce this (or increase it if

they sound too low-pitched).

7 Transmitting

Once you're tuned up and you've heard someone, you can try contacting them. Always start

your transmission with you callsign. Here are some references to help you get on the air!

I'm looking for people to talk to!

QRZ

Who's calling? / My callsign is ...

QSL

Can you acknowledge receipt of my transmission? / Receipt acknowledged.

QRM

Are you being interfered with? / There's interference.

RST

What's my readability/signal/tone?

Best wishes!

Table 2:

Common Q-codes and other radio slang

VE3UOW

This is

VE3UOW

VA3JIT

This is

VA3JIT

, Victor-Alpha-Three-Juliet-India-Tango,

QRZ

VE3UOW

This is Victor-Echo-Three-Uniform-Oscar-Whiskey, what's my

RST

VA3JIT VE3UOW

, you are 5-9.

VE3UOW

Thank you,

VA3JIT

; you are 5-9.

QSL

VA3JIT QSL

, thank you very much!

Table 3:

An example contact

Make sure to record your contacts in your log book and send

QSL

cards!

Some references

Boatanchor Tune Up Procedure - Peak The Load - Dip The Plate. Helpful video

demo of tuning a Kenwood TS-830S.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8svua8n5Lw

eHam.net Band Reference.

Also has handy forums and many other references.

http://www.eham.net/newham/bands

K4EAA

Ken's Kenwood Hybrid Tranceiver Sales, Restoration & Service.

Lots of useful

information about this and other Kenwood hybrids.

http://www.k4eaa.com/

Ocial Kenwood TS-830S Manual.

(38MB)

http://inform3.kenwoodusa.com/Manuals%5CTS-830.pdf

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC).

General purpose amateur resource.

http://rac.ca

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