I echo others who note the 526's slight deafness on 2 meters. And, like others,
I have gotten around this deficiency with a pre-amp. Otherwise, it's a very
nice rig, and you appear to have one available to you at an attractive price.
Go for it!
73,
Mike, K0MYW
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Scott Harwood <scotthsr@earthlink.net>
>
> I acquired one about a year ago to have a separate rig to work local (50 mile
> radius) 2 meter repeaters and do some basic 6 meter work. I have a Kenwood
> TS-2000, but that is committed to satellite work on VHF/UHF. The Ten-Tec
> receiver sensitivity seemed somewhat low on 2 meters, so I sent it to Ten-Tec
> for a check up. They returned it saying everything was fine and within
> specs.
> I use it with a Mirage preamp/amplifier and am very happy with it. It does a
> good job on 6 meters.
>
> There are better rigs out there, but it serves my purposes just fine.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Scott K4VWK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: W8KZW <w8kzw@arrl.net>
> >Sent: Jan 9, 2008 12:31 PM
> >To: tentec@contesting.com
> >Subject: [TenTec] TenTec Model 526 6n2 Meter Transceiver
> >
> >
> >I have an opportunity to acquire one of these at what I think is an
> >attractive price ($400).
> >
> >My question is, will I be happy with the radio vs. an Icom 275 or 271 or
> >Yaesu / Kenwood equivalent?
> >
> >I certainly do not want to start a lengthy string here of the overall merits
> >of Ten-Tec vs you know whom ... I'm just looking for some constructive
> >feedback on the "I've actually used it" performance specs of this relatively
> >obscure (at least to me!) radio as opposed to other purchase options I may
> >have.
> >
> >Please let's leave out the "Made in America" and "great Ten-Tec service"
> >snippets ... I'm a Ten-Tec believer already with an Omni VI , Corsair II,
> >and Titan.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for the input. Please cc my email address (
> >w8kzw*at*arrl.net ) in your reply to the reflector should you choose to
> >respond ... my feeds are batched and I need to make a decision quickly.
> >
> >73,
> >Jeff
> >W8KZW
> >
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