It has been a long time since I was a teenager, but I have vivid memories of seeing RTTY stations in operation. The smell of the hot rectifiers and the oil, along with the clacking, were hypnotic. Th
If it doesn't already have it, add the model 220 SSB filter to your list. It is the 8-pole filter to replace the stock 4-pole filter. Of all the changes I've made to my Argosy rigs, this filter makes
The Omni-C displays the actual receiver frequency. To receive a signal on 7030 kHz, my display will read 7030.8 or so to give me an audio note for the received signal. The transmit frequency of a pro
The 238 matches the Corsair II, the Omni V and the Omni VI. The 229 matches the older Omni rigs. If you want a 229, let me know. 73, Mike N4NT@charter.net shape,
The D-104 with the crystal element is a very good match for the Triton. If your base has the amplifier in the bottom, then best bet is to just bypass that amplifier and run the microphone element dir
The tip is Push-to-Talk. The ring is mic-high. The sleeve is ground. You can remember it this way: If the ring were the PTT, then that voltage would be applied across the microphone element as the pl
I had such a problem. The trouble was caused by the guy wires on my tower. Over time a coating formed on the tower, preventing good contact with the guy wires. What that seemed to do was to mix AM br
Neil at Almost All Digital Electronics http://www.aade.com/ used to sell the Argosy audio filter as a kit. His kit was high quality stuff, and I think licensed by Ten-Tec. I just looked at his websit
I think I messed up with this. The outfit that had them was Embedded Research http://www.embres.com/ordering.htm and they still have them listed http://www.embres.com/af224.htm for $40 plus shipping.
If memory serves, Steve's mod to the Corsair II sidetone has one drawback: it is a slower starting oscillator and therefore might not be very good for QRQ. 73, Mike N4NT
If that filter just goes between the rig and the speaker, I'd like to find out more about it. I use a QF-1A Autek but might want to switch -- if switching isn't too expensive. 73, Mike N4NT
Right click the link below and save the manual to your computer. It is an Adobe Acrobat file. http://www.qsl.net/tentec/manuals/546.pdf That's a great rig. May you use it in good health. 73, Mike N4N
The manual --> http://www.qsl.net/tentec/manuals/585.pdf Mods --> http://www.qsl.net/tentec/mods.htm All from "The Unofficial Ten-Tec Pages" http://www.qsl.net/tentec/ 73, Mike -N4NT- anyone link.
I have a MagLite aluminum flashlight that uses two AA batteries, but has an incandescent lamp. However, they make a slip-on device that channels all the light down a fiber optic about 6 inches. It is
I can't speak to the Corsair I, but replacing the 4-pole with the 8-pole SSB filter in the Argosy 525 makes one whale of a difference on CW. (I can't speak to SSB, either). If I owned your Corsair I,
But isn't the Inrad a lattice filter that is prone to exaggerating static crashes as compared with the Ten-Tec filters? Mike N4NT Anytime you add more poles of filtering, it is a benefit (up to the p