The TS-940S came out in 1985, when the company still called itself Trio-Kenwood, and it's the big all-in-one base station of that era. The AC supply, speaker and an optional automatic tuner all fit in one 18.5 kg cabinet. Kenwood's manual claimed 102 dB of dynamic range at a 500 Hz bandwidth and a general-coverage receiver from 150 kHz to 30 MHz on every mode, FM included. To keep the transmitter clean, the MRF422 finals run from 28 V. You get two digital VFOs, 40 memories, SSB slope tuning, CW VBT and an IF notch, read on a two-color fluorescent display with an LCD sub-display and clock. Collectors look for one with the AT-940 tuner and narrow CW filters fitted, and with its PLL and display faults already sorted.
Bench check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
Owner repair notes on mods.dk cover a PLL lock fault that shows as dots on the display, erratic display and clock faults, AVR power supply capacitors and bad solder joints on the RF board. The two backup batteries were rated for about 5 and 3 years, so on a 1985 radio ask whether they've been replaced.
New to used rigs? How to check a used ham radio covers power out, receive, the finals and the display, and what power supply a used rig needs explains the 13.8 V supply most rigs need.
Buying guide
We'd buy colinstuff2007's TS-940S at $475 with free shipping, the cheapest here without a READ warning, and its photo shows the display lit. There are at least 9 for sale, most asking $550 to $1,200 delivered (median about $815), and none is titled tested, so ask for a wattmeter reading into a dummy load on 160, 20 and 10 m and a photo of the display on several bands with no row of dots, which owner notes tie to a PLL lock fault. The AC supply is built in, but no mic came in the box, so plan on an MC-42S or MC-60A unless you buy wyomingseller123's at $815 delivered, titled with a mic. geebase's at $910 ships from Japan, so ask what the voltage selector is set to. Skip the two accounts sharing one title, one of them showing only the manual cover, and makr-7028's $1,465 delivered ask from a zero-feedback account.
$475.00delivered
The cheapest TS-940S here without a READ warning, at $475 with free shipping, and the photo shows the display lit. There's no test claim and no mic, so ask for power out on 160, 20 and 10 m and plan on an 8-pin mic like the MC-42S.
KENWOOD TS-940S All Mode HF HAM Radio Transceiver
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Used$475.00delivered
$475.00 · free shipping
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Good buy
Free shipping. Photo shows the display lit. No test claim or mic titled.
Seller: colinstuff2007
99.4% positive
Used$457.05est. delivered
$400.00 + $57.05 shipping
Buy It Now$400.00
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Our take
Titled READ DESCRIPTION, which usually flags a fault. Read it first. Display lit and a hand mic in the photo.
Seller: eacorbitaldeals
100% positive
Used$815.24est. delivered
$708.64 + $106.60 shipping
Buy It Now$708.64
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With mic and power cord as titled. Photo shows the display lit. No test claim.
Seller: wyomingseller123
100% positive
Used$910.45delivered
$910.45 · free shipping
Buy It Now$910.45
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Our take
Ships free from Japan. Ask what the voltage selector is set to. No test claim.
Seller: geebase
99.3% positive
Used$674.99est. delivered
$632.11 + $42.88 shipping
Buy It Now$632.11
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Ships from Canada. Same title as arrazola88-3's listing, so ask for a photo of the serial label.
Seller: adste2041
100% positive
Used$1,465.00est. delivered
$1,365.00 + $100.00 shipping
Buy It Now$1,365.00
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Zero-feedback account. Pay only through eBay checkout.
Seller: makr-7028
No feedback yet
Used$1,622.80est. delivered
$1,500.00 + $122.80 shipping
Buy It Now$1,500.00
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Priced high
With an MC-60 desk mic as titled, and the photo shows the original box. About twice the median.
Seller: quinngroff77
100% positive
Used$675.00+ shipping
$675.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$675.00
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Same title as adste2041's, and the photo is the manual cover. No shipping quoted; ask.
Seller: arrazola88-3
100% positive
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