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Re: [TenTec] dit chopper IC-7800

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] dit chopper IC-7800
From: Duane A Calvin <ac5aa@juno.com>
Reply-to: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:44:08 -0500
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Hi Tommy,
        I don't understand your comment - how can it run full QSK without
a keying loop for the amp?  Either something is hot switching, has the
potential to, or it's not really running full QSK.  Maybe I don't
understand the comment.  (Or, maybe the rig is QSK but the amp isn't - it
stays in transmit?)  My Orion runs full QSK fine with my Alpha 99, but I
don't know at what speed it breaks down.  Certainly does well at 40 WPM,
which is about as fast as I go.

        73,  Duane

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 13:45:09 -0400 "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net> writes:
> That's OK Rick, I understand.
> 
> Unfortunately, I think Ten Tec has taken your exact track on the
> amplifier/QSK issue. The Orion, with the latest versions of 
> firmware, v1.371
> and v1.370, will not work with the Ten Tec Titan 3. Maybe someday? 
> But as
> you say, high speed CW ops are an extremely small minority of active 
> hams
> and marketing types don't think there are enough sales (and 
> rightfully so)
> to worry about that issue or operating the rig in the CW mode much 
> over
> about 50 wpm. However, since you do not need a keying loop to run 
> full QSK
> with Icom gear, that IC-7800 running at 80 wpm last night sure did 
> sound
> excellent.
> 
> Tom - W4BQF
>> 


Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
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