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Subject: Kenwood TM-941A UNDOCUMENTED FEATURE

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Date: 25 Oct 91 23:07:58 GMT

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Documentation follows....



This modification is not really a modification, but an

undocumented feature that Kenwood Corporation has no record of.

This modification has not been completely tested, so those who

feel brave enough to try this out are welcome to it, but I am not

responsible for any ill-effects as a result of utilizing this

feature.



What this feature offers to the end-user is an extremely powerful

feature:doubling your memory capacity.  With the Kenwood TM-941A,

the radio has ONE VFO, ONE CALL, and 100 memory positions that are

labelled 00 thru 99.  This feature offers the user another

100 memory positions PER BAND!!!



How to perform this undocumented feature:



1.  Have the radio turned on.

2.  Press F and REV simultaneously.

3.  Memory position A1 will show; this memory position cannot be

    eliminated thru the MR/F function.

4.  Work the VFO in a similar manner that you would with the

    radio in normal mode.

5.  When you save the memory position, take a look around at the

    layout of these memory positions -- the memories are labelled

    hexidecimally; that is, they are labelled AA thru A9,

    B0 thru B9 until you have reached J9.  J9 is the 100th

    position in this alter memory area.

6.  When you are finished, just press the F and the REV buttons

    simultaneously, and you are back in the normal memory area.



As stated before, this feature has been found to be static in

nature; that is, when the power is turned off, the memory

positions are still retained and do not interfer with the

original memory area.  Mind you, this memory feature has not

been completely tested, SO BE EXTRMELY CAREFUL!  I ASSUME NO

LIABILITY FOR FINDING THIS FEATURE SINCE I AM DOING THIS AS A

BENEFIT TO AMATEUR RADIO!



BTW, Kenwood does not have any records and/or any comments

regarding this feature.  I suspect that this feature is for

diagnostic purposes and should be treated as such.

Forewarned is forearmed!



Enjoy and 73!  :-)



--

Robert S. Radvanovsky       InterNet:am001
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