I picked up two TS-530's, one TS-520, and one VFO-230 at a hamfest for a little over $100 for the bunch. The two 530's came with an AC power cord and receive well, but will need some work in the transmitting section. The 520 did not come with a power cord and was marked as for parts, but it appears to be intact and may be worth restoring, or may even work, since the person selling for the estate did not have the power cord to test it. I don't know anything about the VFO-230 yet but will get to that in time. The 520 may actually work, or be like the two 530's and partly work. both of those have great receivers and all RX functions seem to work well.?
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As to the external VFO-230, does it mate up to the 520 and/or 530 to work split operations or can it be used as a separate signal generator?
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I noticed that a ready-made power cord for the 520 on ebay is going for north of $60. Is the Cinch-Jones connector close enough in size to mount a Molex type connector in its place? I don't care if it's original or not, though it would be nice to have the original connector in its place.?
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Does anyone have one of these connectors in their junk box that they are willing to part with? If so, please contact me directly by replying to me instead of the group. If you get posts by email, you can use the reply to sender link to send a private message to me.?
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Back to the size of the connector, is there another less expensive connector that will fit in the same place, and is it worth the trouble of unsoldering everything to create a new connection there?
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Thanks in advance!!!
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Donald KX8K
