This radio is available in 3 different band splits. One of the radios we use at work is the Kenwood TK-630H. One of the perks that comes with my position is knowing what commercial equipment is available, and what to look for. Thus – I have experienced first hand the local point to point operation of the magic band, the characteristic of ducting, and the ins and out of the commercial equipment available for the band. For what ever odd reason, my employer has decided to stay located around 47 MHz which is just below the amateur 6m band that runs from 50 to 52 MHz. My vocation has had me working in the VHF Low band FM arena for almost 30 years. What many local folks may not know is that the Northeast Ohio area holds several very high profile, very nice 6m repeaters just sitting available with many friendly hams just waiting to make your acquaintance. Hmmm… Both HF and VHF? And, let’s remember also that ALL amateurs (sans those still licensed as a NOVICE) have 6 meters privileges.
Then there are the VHF people who will tell you that 6m is the low portion of VHF operation. Now the HF folks will tell you that 6m SSB portions are the top range of the HF arena and manufacturers have been including this band into their HF radio offerings. When the 6m band is down, 6m is used reliably for local point to point communication - more specifically, FM simplex and repeater operation. Subject not only to “skip”, it is often party to a phenomenon called “tropospheric ducting” that has a way of trapping a radio signal between hot and cold layers, forming a duct that will pick up a signal a put it down where it wants. Just why is this band magic? When the 6m band is up, it’s amazing. Specifically speaking, let’s enter into the realm of the “magic” 6 meter band. In this overview let’s talk about some different venues of band operation that hasn’t been discussed as much. You’ll hear many a repeater conversation on VHF about putting that HF station together, or upgrading to General class to use the HF amateur portions.
We’re a facet of people who either favor HF – or there are those who mostly hang out on VHF. Ham Radio operators have discussed in great length many topics from HF, HF radios, 2m radio types and brand names. Again this raido has many cool features.Īlthough we will touch briefly at times on the 730 and 830, this page will focus mostly on the TK-630H, and it’s function and conversion into the Amateur Radio “Magic” band of 6 meters. You can take a day playing around with these radios. These radios can also be made remote mount dual mount dual control head so many options. The TK-730 is divided into two ranges -1 and -2. These radios are very flexible and have many configurations you can use them with. These radios are very durable and they are rated at 110w.
#How ot mod a kenwood tk 880 for ham upgrade#
You can upgrade the KCH-3 to 99channels and the KCH-4 to 160 channels with a semi simple mod for people with experience in soldering and removing boards. A regular KCH-3 can hold and scan up to 32 channels and a KCH-4 can hold and scan up to 32 channels. This radio was also made so that you can very simply convert it to a remote mount. You can use a KCH-4 which allows alphanumeric display but you are required to have an external speaker. You can use a standard KCH-3 which is the control head and it has built in speaker. The TK-630 also has an “H” attached, meaning that the base radio module is HIGH wattage, and was only released in one power split.
#How ot mod a kenwood tk 880 for ham series#
The 30 series is split into three different bands. To the best of my knowledge, the Kenwood TK-X30 series radios were released about 1993.
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