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                        Kenwood Service Centers

   Kenwood Service Corporation             Kenwood Service Center, East
   2201 East Dominguez Street              829 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 130
   Long Beach, California 90801            Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
   Telephone 1-310-639-5300                Telephone 1-804-340-1702

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BULLETIN # 944
MODEL: TH-205/TH-215
SUBJECT: VOLUME/SQUELCH CONTROL IMPROVEMENT

The transceivers mentioned above can be mechanically improved by adding 
a bracket assembly to the volume and squelch controls. The bracket 
assembly is being used in current production and is available for older 
units from the Kenwood Parts Department.


BRACKET ASS'Y     W05-0235-00


1. Disconnect the battery pack and antenna.
2. Remove the 7 screws from the back panel of the transceiver 
3. Lift the front panel from the transceiver and lay it to the right side.
4. Disconnect the 2 flex cables and remove the 3 screws from the IF unit.
5. Pull the top panel off and then remove the IF unit.
6. Remove the knobs and black cloth from the volume and squelch controls.
7. Inspect the controls to insure they are mounted flush to the board. 
   If they are not flush, completely desolder and resolder the controls.
8. Insert the bracket over the controls and tighten the nuts (tighten the 
   nut on the volume control first). 
9. Assemble the transceiver by reversing steps 1 - 6.

Time required for this modification is 0.5 hrs or less.