Hiya...

It's been a while since I've posted here :-) I got a chance to read some
of the posts from other people that picked up a KA-1102. All of the
KA-1102's that I know about including mine have a problem with the volume
control. When you turn the radio on, the volume always comes on at the full
setting. You can get around this by pressing the power button quickly twice
to activate the radio, but it's still an extreme annoyance. It also has a
quirk with the ssb function. Even if you shut the ssb function off before
you power the radio down, the ssb function will still be active when you
turn the radio on. I think both of these quirks are problems with the
radio's firmware. If it wasn't for these problems, this radio would be a
winner for sure. Because of those quirks, I actually prefer the less
expensive and less complex KA-1101.

Has anyone heard anything about a fix for this ??? Also... Are the radios
that are being shipped now suffering from the same problems ??? I'd have to
think that they got it worked out in subsequent production runs.

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Respectfully,

Michael

Location: Northern NJ
Primary Radio: R-75 with full Kiwa mods.
Antennas: 200ft long wire, G5RV
Additional Radios:GE Super Radio III, KA-1101,
KA-1102, Kaiwa KA-989
Home Page: http://md_dxing.tripod.com/