It is "instant on" (i.e., 3-500Z filament heat time - I usually gave mine about 5 seconds minimum), and it is very quiet unless your high voltage crowbar lever rattles against the top cover. That is
Tom, If it works well, why not stick with that model. I have heard good reports from my friend who uses an SGC, so why change if it works? 73, Duane Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas
Tom, I posted earlier, several times, that connecting pin 2 to chassis ground on the Orion is NOT recommended by either Ten-Tec or by any of us who have tried it. I also have the ProSet, but have not
I'll provide a real but subjective result I've heard. For the CQ WW SSB contest I spent a few hours at a major local contester's shack running his 1000MP's (or MkV's - not sure which) and was very su
I may be wrong here, but isn't ACOM the same company that Alpha-Power worked with in Bulgaria and taught them the ropes only to have them cheapen up the parts in the Alpha 91b to the extent that Alph
While I appreciate your attempt to deduce my motives, my questions had nothing to do with patriotism and everything to do with business practices that (seem to) include ripping off another company's
Eric, Now that you mention it, I had a couple of encoders that were stiffer than the others on my Orion when it was new. Either they have all smoothed out through use, or I've gotten so used to it th
Of course, Steve was stating the ultimate goal. Almost all implementations are going to fall short of it, but should aim at it. I'm in agreement with him. I enjoy conversational CW, and, even when wo
Depends on the amplifier's relay close delay time, doesn't it? That assumes you're using the QSK loop and the amp relay is keying the rig. So, in this case, it would be a fixed value depending on the
Hey John! Wish I weren't in dept up to my eyes in guitar stuff or I'd consider this one. Has a familiar ring to it. hi! Hope things are good with you. 73, Duane (have a great Thanksgiving and Christm
As an alternative for RTTY, running in the FSK mode allows for very easy filter manipulation, and no issues with RF on the audio signal. Of course, it requires an external TNC. Works terrific with my
Jeff - I always got great results with my Heil ProSet, using the more natural sounding HC-5 mic element. The TT 705 also got good reports. On the Heil, I ran both the mic gain and the processing at a
Hi Jim, VI+'s go for anywhere from $1300 - 1500 depending on condition, filters included, etc. If it has the TCXO that will make it worth a little more (or will help it sell faster). Mine went for $1
As one who has owned both the Centaur and the Centurion, I'd recommend the Centurion. You'll run 600w with ease on it, and the fan noise is almost non-existant. I also felt the component quality of t
I usually don't respond to these discussions, and I don't want to start a firestorm, but I have to disagree with this idea. Ham radio is *both* a technical and a communications hobby. The reason ther
I've used it on RTTY (FSK). Seems to work fine. (I use the #352 kit version that preceeded the #762.) In general, I like this filter a lot, and have it in the 1 KHz slot. 73, Duane -- Duane Calvin, A
The "display darkening" concern is much ado about nothing. I can see what is being described on my radio, but it took someone pointing it out to me before I noticed it. It's an "oh, huh" kind of thin
Maybe they're wanting a manual with lots of large pictures and small words? 73, Duane (yes, that was a snide remark - sorry - I'm bored too! All the W6_ stations are on 20m, so it's hard to work the
I've decided that I don't use this radio enough to hang on to it. Radio is in very good condition, 9 out of 10, both electrically and cosmetically. It has the latest level of firmware installed (vers