FWIW -- There is a guy who makes a switching mode converter to raise
voltages as low as 11.5 volts up to the 13.8 needed by many rigs. I saw one
of his units at the Scottsdale hamfest last year and they are well built and
designed. I have not seen an ad recently - but the email I have for him is
w4rry@fastq.com. phone 602-493-6594 - His name is Leo Lehner - he was
involved with power products at Motorola Semiconductor for many years .
Rgds-- Hank K7HP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Volpe" <kg6tt@tomorrowsweb.com>
To: <kq4by@rocketmail.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Delta II in a moble.... not recommended.
> Larry:
> A few months ago I was about to do the same thing. you are currently
> considering. I had found a Delta II used that looked in fine condition.
> So I contacted Ten-Tec engineers to talk about the Delta II for mobile
> and they DID NOT RECOMMEND IT at all for mobile or battery use. It seems
> that the Delta II does not like to work on less than 13.5 vdc (or
> thereabouts!) It definitely won't work reliably at 12 volts or less.
> They recommended that I use a Scout or even a vintage Triton IV if I had
> the physical room. I was a bit saddened by this info as I thought the
> Delta II would be a great mobile for me. As verification the individual
> that I was going to buy from told me that they had the same problems
> when they tried to use the Delta II in a van which was why they were
> selling it..
>
> Please note that most Delta II's suffer from a failing backlight on
> their main display. This is not made of descrete lamps or LEDs but a
> special light panel. This part has been obsolete for some time and
> consequently Ten-Tec can no longer provide them. A number of Delta II
> owners have created work arounds using other commercially available
> light panels. A search of Google will probably give you some background
> here.
>
> Anyway, I bought a second Scout for the car.
>
> 73,
>
> Jerry, KG6TT
>
> Larry Keith wrote:
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> >Greetings!
> >
> >Are there any Delta II owners out there? I am curious about this rig
since
> >I ran across an ad during my recent perusal of some old ham magazines. I
> >have read the QST review and the reviews on eham.
> >
> >Specifically, I am considering a Delta II as a mobile rig.
> >
> >Thoughts? Comments?
> >
> >All appreciated!
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Larry Keith
> >KQ4BY
> >
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