Most all will, but a small modest number have VCO Stability Problems below 450 MHz unless you modify them a bit.
Kenwood made a 406-430 version of the tkr-820 repeater. The manual for that version has the information you can use to move the VCO down. cheers, skipp > Travis Graham <travis8...@...> wrote: > > Some TKR-820 repeaters will not tune into the ham band. > > I sent one in to be tuned in the ham band, it's still here in the box, to > Kenwood East for a complete alignment and tuning. > Kenwood East could NOT get the unit to tune into the ham band and remain > stable. > They did test the unit further and could make it play well just at 450 but > not below. > > The repeater was then programmed for GMRS, perfect. Met and exceeded all > factory specs. > > I know some will tune as low as 441, and at least a handful of units we've > had won't tune into the ham bands. > > Maybe we don't have the right alignment data and we are not Kenwood experts > but after the shop couldn't get the one tuned, it didn't seem worth fighting > with the units further. > > Travis > AA9NV >
