Kenwood TS-590SG help

I've just bought a new TS-590SG, however, I have a few concerns & wonder if it's faulty.

When in FM mode, I've found that the RF gain knob fails to do anything at all in terms of attenuating the signal. It completely cuts the signal totally, though, only when fully CCW.

The RF gain functions normally in SSB and AM.

Furthermore, and not a huge issue, - the inbuilt SWR meter is quite inaccurate compared to an external SWR meter & my other rigs. An SWR of 1.7:1 shows around 1.2:1 on the TS-590SG, and 2:1 shows as 1.5:1.

With the SWR function, I also used a 100R Resistor to check, and it showed as 1.5:1. This should appear as a 1.9:1 to 2.1:1 SWR.

Can anybody please tell me if their inbuilt SWR function reads inaccurately, and also check their RF gain function in the FM mode and report your findings?

Hi Gary,

I have the ATU turned off while doing this, so the SWR meter on this is definitely off by a fair bit.

My RF gain doesn't seem to work as a squelch in FM mode; it only squelches "any signal" only when wound fully counter clockwise and at no other position.