Kendwood TS-520

Learning anything new is normally takes some time. And with all the knobs, and FCC rules, etc This Ham Radio thing and be overwhelming at best.

On Jan. 9, 2010, I finally got my General class ticket. Many thanks to N1IF (Dave Fletcher) for his prompting (that's putting it mildly) and his helping with my studying. Also thanks to K1JJG (George Fairbanks) for GIVING me (Yes, Giving my my first HF Transciver, a Kenwood TS-520). There is a stipulation, I will be GIVING it to someone else when I upgrade. And

This web page is created to help make the learning curve easier for me, if it helps you too then great!


Kendwood TS-520 The table below shows the relationships between
  • The "BAND DIAL" setting on the TS-520
  • which "Ham Band" you are on
  • What Single Side Band (SSB) Mode to use
  • and the General Class Frequency Privileges
HAM BAND SSB MODE BAND DIAL General Frequency Privileges Notes
80/75 meters LSB 3.5 3.8 - 4.0
40 meters LSB 7.0 7.175 - 7.300
20 meters USB 14 14.225 - 14.350
15 meters USB 21 21.275 - 21.450
10 meters USB 28 28.3 - 28.5
10 meters USB 28.5 28.5 - 29.1
10 meters USB 29.1 29.1 - 29.7 (29.3-29.5 Satellite) (29.6-29.7 FM)


Tunning the Kendwood TS-520 Finals

  • To get started ...
  • Set Anntenna Tuner to "Dummy Load"
  • Choose a BAND
  • Choose a Frequency
STEP MODE
switch		 METER
switch		 STAND-BY
switch		 Procedure
0 USB/LSB IP SEND Adjust BIAS control for 60 ma.(Side Panel) it's normally OK
1 TUN ALC SEND Peak the ALC reading with the DRIVE control.
2 TUN IP SEND Dip the plate current with PLATE control.
3 CW RF SEND Peak RF output by alternately adjusting the PLATE and LOAD controls.
Kendwood TS-520