On May 11, 5:24*am, "Homer J" wrote:
I found Kenwood filters for my old TS-440S at International Radio 13620 Tyee
Road Umpqua OR for a reasonable price. I tried the more conventional sources
such PartsStore.com but even though they listed the filters they were
discontinued.

The old radios from the late 80s through the mid-90s are hard to get parts
for sometimes.

The only draw back to ones from International were they were not direct
replacement, they were mounted pn a circuit board mounted to my IF board
with some double sticky foam tape. The orignal filters were hard to find
without buying them off eBay as a used item for a premium price.

Good luck, the filter do make a big difference, my Kenwood is used as a
beater radio for our club Field Day and other outdoor events. The operators
last year raved at how clear the SSB signals were over the previous FD.

73,

Homer

Homer J. - By ? beater radio ? You mean everyone Key-up
and Zero-Beat to it as a common FD Reference. ~ RHF