Dear Tracy,
May I recommend the Ten-Tec Delta One? I have that rig and find it very
satisfying; vastly superior to the Scout. I can't comment on the voltage
requirements or suitability to battery operation, but it is light weight at
12.5 pounds and available at economical prices (I paid $375) on the used
market. It has all the WARC bands and will put out 100 watts instead of 50
if you need the extra power. I've used it on SSB and it seems just fine to
me. By the way, very simple to operate. I use a switching Astron power
supply that puts out 25 amps which is way more than it needs but weighs
only 5.3 pounds. My entire station fits in a small wheel around suitcase
(including mike & key) and I can set up anywhere in 10 minutes. Mostly I
operate at home & in motel rooms - I prefer the ones many stories up with
balconies & iron railings. Good luck Tracy, we share the same name on
fone, on CW I use the sine "TR."
Of course if you ever develop an interest in CW it is outstanding!
Very 73,
WB6TMY@arrl.net
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At 11:53 PM 12/9/00 -0500, you wrote:
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 21:14:31 -0800
From: "W7TRX" <w7trx@mindspring.com>
Subject: [TenTec] TT Scout on batteries?
Greetings,
I am planning a portable radio setup for some outdoor fun. I have a 5w solar
panel and 14ah gel cell for power. I plan to use SSB only. The TT Scout at
first glance looks like a good radio for this use. The RX current
requirements are OK with some mods to lower this a bit.
I did a Deja search and saw a number of posts regarding running the Scout on
battery power. The word is, it needs a minimum of 12.8 volts for the voltage
regulator to operate properly. 12 VDC and you will have problems. This would
seem to make battery use unpractical. I am not entirely clear was the
resulting symptoms are, but it was mentioned enough to cause concern. This
seems to be unrelated to the known frequency drift/correction problem that
occurs during long strings of CW.
I was hoping someone in this group could shed some additional light on this
for me.
Thanks for the help,
73, Tracy
W7TRX
W B Reese
Primary: WB6TMY@arrl.net
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