#301: How to install and adjust the SO-3 TCXO in the Kenwood TS-590 @w2aew

Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

This video shows how to install and adjust / fine-tune the temperature compensated crystal reference oscillator in the Kenwood TS-590 transceiver. Installation is very easy. The fine adjustment is done using the standard time signals at 10MHz or 15MHz (WWV, WWVH) along with the CW sidetone signal in the radio. I also show an alternate method for checking the frequency accuracy.

#301: How to install and adjust the SO-3 TCXO in the Kenwood TS-590

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