Rick,
As you are well aware, with a budget of $500, your friend should only spend
about $300 to $350 on the rig. That leaves some cash for the antenna (a $10,000
budget would be nice for that & I know you've set him up with materials) and
the inevitable accessories like key, keyer, mic, ant tuner that will come
along. My first TenTec was an Omni D & it sold me on the brand. Blew my Kenwood
930 away. They are available working with power supply for $300 to $350. I
really would use a TenTec power supply for the protection it provides. Also
gives a usable speaker that's not aimed at the desk top. That allows for an
external VFO later if desired. Quite a rig for the price. It should have
optional filters & work 100% for that money. I still have 2 of them (no, not
for sale, yet) that I need to put on the bench & get working.
You are quite the Elmer
73
Dave
WA3F
----- Original Message -----
From: "GARY HUBER" <glhuber@msn.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 9:04:58 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Looking for good starter HF transceiver
I'd suggest a well cared for OMNI-D or CORSAIR...... either will work fine
with PSK-31 when set to the base frequency, i.e. 14070.0 USB and driven with
a clean, isolated, soundcard.
73 ES DX,
Gary -- AB9M
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 7:26 AM
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: [TenTec] OT: Looking for good starter HF transceiver
Guys,
A friend of mine in OKC is a new ham and wants to buy his first HF
transceiver.
He only has $500 to spend including shipping cost, so it is not a question
of what is the best, but rather where can we find a transceiver in good
working order for this money.
I have already bought him a watt meter and sent him material to build an
antenna.
He's all set there.
Now he needs a reliable transceiver.
Please contact me off list if you know of anything.
Send the email directly to: Rick@DJ0IP.de
Thanks guys.
73
Rick, DJ0IP
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