Dan, et al,
In my opinion, other than superior CW, I find TenTec gear to be reliable
and dependable approaching that of the Collins tradition.
Ease and simplicity of operation, uncompromising technical support
and the fact that the power level does not decrease with SWR..are.
just a few thoughts.....I've been fortunate enough to have owned
and operated Collins, Drake and Kenwood and almost one of
every transceiver made by Ten Tec....my first choice is still
Ten Tec.
My 2 cents worth.
Tony, W4FOA
Chickamauga, GA
PS: Did I mention a superb receiver....really shines on 160!
Dan wrote:
> What makes it a better cw rig? Besides the qsk
>
> Richard B Drake wrote:
>
> > I have heard this too, many times. My guess would be that it goes
> > back to the early days of the Argonaut (sp?) and the Tritons when
> > if you wanted a full QSK CW rig, Ten-Tec was the only game in
> > town. So, it earned it's early reputation as a CW mans rig and
> > that has simply stuck through the years. However, those of us who
> > own them know that it goes far deeper than that. I get good
> > reports on all modes with my Omni 6+.
> >
> > ---
> > 73, Rich - W3ZJ
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> > > Behalf Of jreber@es.com
> > > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 3:05 PM
> > > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > > Subject: [TenTec] That's a great CW rig.....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello gang-
> > > I'm just curious why I've so often heard the comment
> > > "Oh, yeah, Ten Tec rigs
> > > are great for CW" when I tell the op on the other end
> > > that I'm using a Ten
> > > Tec rig. This happens whether I'm working CW, SSB, or
> > > PSK 31, and I've
> > > honestly heard this comment (or something very similar)
> > > 30 or 40 times in
> > > the last 2 years. Now I realize that CW afficienados
> > > frequently like Ten Tec
> > > rigs (myself included), and they are unquestionably
> > > great for CW, but they
> > > also seem to work perfectly well for SSB as far as I
> > > can tell. Many times
> > > (on SSB) the comment is made so as to suggest that Ten
> > > Tec's are great CW
> > > rigs, but not so good for SSB. What's the reason for
> > > this opinion? The only
> > > other rigs I have used besides my Omni D and Scout for
> > > SSB are an old
> > > FPM-300, and a Tempo One. I'm curious how the SSB
> > > "experts" on the list feel
> > > about Ten Tec's vs. the foreign rigs?
> > >
> > > I'm hoping the Jupiter will perform well on SSB and CW,
> > > as I am considering
> > > that for my next rig. It should have identical
> > > performance characteristics
> > > to the Pegasus. I have worked several stations using
> > > the Pegasus on SSB, and
> > > all were happy. However, I've only worked one station
> > > running a Pegasus on
> > > CW. The operator said he liked it just fine for CW.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jason
> > > AC7JW
> > >
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