Another - waiting to be fixed - is a 10mil unit. The operational unit which finally hit the doorstep is of the 7mil run. Many folks opine that any serial number above 7 million is "safe", while others swear that the magic number is 8 or even 9 million+. Recently I got the wants for another.started doing a little research.found out that the one I used to own (ser# 5,xxx,xxx) was one of the very first rigs out the gate - and as such had a few inherent flaws which were corrected in later runs. Its less-than-stellar power-supply cooling arrangement helped that decision along, as I didn't want something that isn't utterly reliable in the lineup. I didn't like this one after using it for a while. The '940 was a capable, fully featured rig and it made a lasting impression on me.įast forward to 2006 - a friend was cleaning out her late hubby's shack and I got a '940 with speaker for a decent price. He bought a second-hand rig in the early 90s, previously having used a TS-440SAT for most of his HF operating. I'll start this review off with a bit of history involving me and the '940, then comment on the one I presently own:įirst exposure to Kenwood's (at the time) flagship radio was through my friend Hank, KA8RZT (SK).
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