UNFORTUNATELY I think Bob is right.
I would love to own such a radio, but it just ain't gonna happen.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
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From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 5:20 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Modern version of the Tec Tec Corsair - please, Ten
Tec!
Although the Corsair design and performance has merits, I also believe the
true buyer market is not sufficient to support any R & D, marketing, and
sales efforts. I view this to be true in the face of the current trends
with DSP economical technology.
Bob, K4TAX
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> On Oct 2, 2014, at 11:30 AM, John Farler <k4avx1@windstream.net> wrote:
>
> Ok on the if structure of the Corsair. I don't have an original paper
> manual, just a download, so I'm going to print it and take another
> gander at every thing, since it's now my backup that I'll use almost every
day.
>
> I remember the first time I used a digitally processed rig - a Kenwood
> 870 I believe they first came out with with much ballyhoo. Used a
> friend's with him on FD, and it sounded like water gurgling at a high
> frequency all the time. It would slice the signals, but I ended up
> with a big headache from hearing all the digital artifacts.
>
> Next was the OmniVI+, which in my estimation, was just about right in
> it's nr processing. It seemed to make the CW just jump out of the
> background and noise. No artifacts here, but it may be in the audio
> line, I don't remember.
>
> I haven't learned all about the Eagle yet, and I'm amazed by its small
> size. I sometimes drag it around on the table trying to hook
> something up in back, but my shack is about reorganized enough from
> the big Omni V+ that I shouldn't have to do that much.
>
> The Eagle can be taken out of the NR mode, and it works very well with
> good audio - I may hook up to an external speaker, which could
> improve it, I suppose. I've not used it quite enough to know all
> about adjusting RF and AF gain with NR in, but I'm getting better. As
> far as the roofing filters, I operate CW wider than most, wide enough
> to keep the wide filter in for casual operating, but appreciate the
> narrow bandwidth capability during crowded conditions and contests.
>
> John, K4AVX
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