EXCELLENT Gary. Thanks. I only disagree on the timeline. I don't think it will take so long. The MB-1 from Sun SDR or Sun Expert (not sure which brand they are pushing) "claims" to be what you descri
I'll sell you one Spencer, but it's probably cheaper to buy it in the states. ;-) BTW, we sell FLEX, ICOM, Yasue, Elecraft and we are still the German Ten-Tec distributor, except we don't have anythi
Bob, either you are a lot younger than I or you are wrong. That was already mid-range. When I was a boy, entry level was a Heathkit AR-3 or Hallicrafters S-38 receiver and a DX-20 or DX-35. 73 - Rick
YES! Too bad the EAGLE isn't twice as big with a much larger screen and proper S-Meter. In all of this technical discussion, we seem to forget "THE" single most important point for selecting a radio
Gary, Direct Sampling technology is not just for receivers. The transmitters I have seen so far have all been significantly cleaner, at least as far as broadband noise goes, than most of our recent t
I thought it was German-Austrian Kilowatt! (hi) Well I began SWL in 1959 and was licensed in 1962. I remember well when the transistor came in. But I don't recall ever hearing anyone say that the tra
There was no such thing ass a Gotham Vertical... at least not for very long. By the very first storm they were Diagonals! (hi) 73 - Rick, DJ0IP (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany) BC-455 Command Set receiver, f
Wow, the Apache was my dream transmitter back then, you lucky dog you! I moved up from the DX-20 to a DX-40, but once I got my general and added a vfo, it chirped. The p.s. wasn't beefy enough. So I
Ira, The tip with the pencil did indeed work for half a kHz. Don't see the problem. Then when we wanted to move up, it was Ajax mixed with water on a piece of flat glass and then remove the Xtal from
I'll try: My 80m bicycle mobile CW novice station consisted of: In our Section Emergency Test, I activated one remote town in our county using this setup. Unfortunately buying new 90v batteries was j
Wasn't that a 6DQ6 Tom? I used a 6DQ6 as the final in my HB tx that I used for NTS (cw). The driver was my trusty 6L6. Had something like 35w (input) power. My antenna was an 80m dipole fed with HB o
I built my crystal radio in the 50's too. Lived near Chicago and used to listen to WLS at night. Moved to Germany in 1959. Almost built a regenerative RX but then a ham talked me into buying an AR3 k
I found it curious that they made no statement about the technology. Is this a big brother to the IC-7300, direct sampling, etc., or just a rejuvenated 7600? 73 - Rick, DJ0IP (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
If it were SDR and direct sampling, they would clearly state that and hype it more than they are doing. It is a 7600 with a new paint job and re-treaded tires; nothing more. (my opinion of course) 73
Wow, not you were really a pioneer - running a remote station back in 1967! ;-) 73 - Rick, DJ0IP (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany) --Original Message-- From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On B
If this is a BIG issue, I can buy a supply of these and store the with Scott W4PA (Vibroplex/Spiderbeam/INRAD/etc. I can ship them for free to him. Then you must only order in TN. ). I already receiv
Hi Paul, Tnx. I wanted to look up the specs and check that myself but you were faster. What people don't realize is that relay specs sometime include "bounce time" in the max switching time but somet
I agree. I am also a great fan of Tesla. Without Nikola, instead of a.c., we would probably have d.c. in evey household... and IMO we already have too much D.C. mixing in with our private lives. ;-)
It's real easy to remember, Mike. I just look at my waist line... No way I can still be a Pro, but certainly a PLUS. So my OMNI VI must be a PLUS. 73 - Rick, DJ0IP (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany) Thanks gen
Hello Ten-Tec fans, Harald is a very good friend of mine. If you have a Model 219 or 221 for sale but don't wish to ship to Germany, no problem. Sell it to Harald and ship it to Scott, W4PA in Tennes