- 121. Re: [TenTec] HELP! Eagle Tuning Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 11:24:32 -0600
- Remove the top cover, taking care not to break the leads to the speaker. Unplug them from the PC board. Behind the display are 2 boards about 4" long and 1" high. There is a clip at the end of ea
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00005.html (10,113 bytes)
- 122. Re: [TenTec] Cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 11:39:35 -0600
- Shucks, pull all of them, put them in your ultrasonic parts cleaner and be done with it. Oh, you do have an ultrasonic parts cleaner don't you? You know, the one that's used to clean your denture
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00009.html (8,774 bytes)
- 123. Re: [TenTec] HELP! Eagle Tuning Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 11:58:00 -0600
- Yes, coax jumpers do go bad from all the wiggling and jiggling, connecting and disconnecting. And some are just pure crap to start with. Also any PL-259 must be more than finger tight. I use a pa
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00011.html (10,819 bytes)
- 124. Re: [TenTec] Cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 13:52:11 -0600
- I agree that ones political views and objectives along with ones religious views and objectives be kept off of the list. In the lists I either own or moderate, those views of said nature published
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00014.html (14,914 bytes)
- 125. Re: [TenTec] Source: elastic dial cord (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2020 12:58:51 -0600
- Usually the fabric or sewing department of many stores such as Walmart, Jo Anns Fabrics and etc. 73 Bob, K4TAX Thanks, Greg W2GLS _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list T
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00029.html (7,353 bytes)
- 126. Re: [TenTec] Classic TenTec QSK, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 21:04:30 -0600
- Define better? Which one is the quietest? Which one has the better strong signal handling ability. Which one has a 100% transmit duty cycle? There are lots of better factors. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00085.html (11,033 bytes)
- 127. Re: [TenTec] Orion II Won't Power Up (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 21:33:34 -0600
- Recheck all power connections from the power supply to the radio. The white Molex connector for DC power on the radio is known to be problematic. Make sure all is tight there. If the transient dio
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00109.html (9,333 bytes)
- 128. Re: [TenTec] Omni V narrow (model 218) 9 MHz crystal ladder filter option. (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:28:25 -0600
- Open the radio, pull the filter and clean the pins and then put the filter back in place. Also do the same with the gain jumper. Sounds as though the radio would be served better with a good conn
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00123.html (8,716 bytes)
- 129. Re: [TenTec] Paragon 585 (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 08:48:01 -0600
- The real issue starts with the bare PC board not being adequately cleaned after the etching process. And most were if all were not plated. Thus some of the etch chemicals remained. The boards were po
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00135.html (10,015 bytes)
- 130. Re: [TenTec] Paragon 585 (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:32:51 -0600
- From my experience and recall, it was generally limited to the PLL boards, minor loop and major loop boards. As to the others, usually connector contact failure was the next common cause of failure
- /archives//html/TenTec/2020-01/msg00138.html (11,729 bytes)
- 131. Re: [TenTec] 238b (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:14:17 -0600
- To the best of my knowledge......FREE. If that is too expensive......how about nothing. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-12/msg00010.html (7,625 bytes)
- 132. Re: [TenTec] Orion 565 doesn't work anymore. (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:03:40 -0600
- Intermittency issues are not unusual with these radios and radios of this age. Time for a connector cleaning to restore life for another 10 to 20 years. Please just clean the connectors and DO N
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-12/msg00020.html (12,142 bytes)
- 133. Re: [TenTec] Orion 565 doesn't work anymore. (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:31:25 -0600
- One indicator of a needed cap replacement is, at initial turn-on, the radio doesnt boot correctly Thus one turns it off and back on and it boots correctly. Also it is never advisable to turn the tran
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-12/msg00023.html (13,505 bytes)
- 134. Re: [TenTec] 238b (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:11:44 -0600
- If you put it on then you have to remove it. I certainly cant help. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-12/msg00030.html (7,688 bytes)
- 135. Re: [TenTec] 27m (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2019 08:35:37 -0500
- Yes it will, but as a ham, why would you want to risk your ham license to operate illegal CB? Just look at the fines the FCC levies on persons operating illegally. $10,000 and up. OH, I know, you
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-11/msg00000.html (7,278 bytes)
- 136. Re: [TenTec] 27m (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2019 12:39:00 -0500
- That topic has data collected by the FCC. I feel sorry for those folks in the 7200 FCC snare. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-11/msg00011.html (9,932 bytes)
- 137. Re: [TenTec] off frequency omni VI+ (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2019 13:56:07 -0500
- The digital displays are merely indicated values and ARE NOT frequency measurements. Most ham radios are reasonably accurate but resolving less than 100 Hz is based on many variables and assumptions.
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-11/msg00014.html (11,556 bytes)
- 138. Re: [TenTec] Corsair transmit (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 21:27:57 -0600
- Is there a jumper for external VFO on the back? I don't recall. Won't work without it in place. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-11/msg00033.html (8,003 bytes)
- 139. Re: [TenTec] Omni VI v FT102 receive (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:46:18 -0600
- And how did you determine the difference in receiver sensitivity? The specified sensitivity for the FT-102 is 0.25 uV preamp on, 1.0 uV preamp off. The Omni VI sensitivity is 0.16 uV. I would say
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-11/msg00045.html (8,196 bytes)
- 140. Re: [TenTec] AT566K battery replacement (score: 1)
- Author: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
- Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2019 14:13:35 -0500
- Remove the battery and install the new one. Be sure polarity is correct. As to installing the tuner into your Orion II, radio power off, remove the battery from the tuner to be installed, install
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-10/msg00001.html (8,386 bytes)
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