And they are both DSP radios, not truly "SDR" radios. 73, Duane Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas ac5aa@ac5aa.com The Kachina DSP 509 predated the Pegasus by quite a few years Gary __________________
OK, one more. When I started out as WN2HDS in 1963, I was using a Heath GR-91 (terrible RX), and a built-from the Handbook 30W 6DQ6B oscillator. QSO's were very few and far between. Worked all summer
Used mine to listen to WABC, 770 kc, Cousin Bruce in NYC playing all the R 'n' R hits of the early 60's. Cousin Bruce is now on SiriusXM spinning the oldies on weekday evenings these days for a natio
Maybe it's just the jaded consumer in me, but you'd think if it was a totally new technology inside they would increment the model number more than just by xx10. Just sayin' . . . . (Then again, they
It wasn't the Edmund Fitzgerald, memorialized by Gordon Lightfoot's song, was it? 73, Duane (now we're really getting off-topic!) Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas ac5aa@ac5aa.com --Original Message-
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A 73, Duane (OK, I'll quit now . . .) Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas ac5aa@ac5aa.com The Edmund Fitzgerald sank on No
When I operated HF mobile, CW included, it was only on the interstates, and only in the long stretches where traffic was low. I logged with a mini-tape recorder (later a digital recorder) and then tr
There's leftover? :-) Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas ac5aa@ac5aa.com seems like I read somewhere that they pour leftover german beer around the ground rods there __________________________________
Not "leftover," but "processed." Ahem . . . Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas ac5aa@ac5aa.com seems like I read somewhere that they pour leftover german beer around the ground rods there ____________
Many of those complaints had to do with firmware bugs and slow delivery of promised firmware functionality. At the latter and current FW levels it is a very stable platform. Mine had zero issues for
So, at the risk of getting my britches burned, buy a 6500 for a little more than what the Orion II was selling for (and less if you consider two main receivers in the Orion II) and get it all. And ge
They are reportedly corresponding via the email address: service@tentec.com You might want to start there. Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, TX . . . sent from my tablet. . . Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, TX
Bias transistor? I had one go out on my Centurion when it was only a couple hours old. 73, Duane Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas ac5aa@ac5aa.com Forgot to mention that I also meggered grid-to-catho
Mine was an early life failure - as I mentioned, within the first hour or so of operation. After replacement, it lasted several years until I sold the amp. I don't recall the replacement device - TT
Jim, Do you remember when CD's were first coming out the big hoo-haw about using blue magic markers to color the edge to "keep the laser light from escaping?" Oh, man, I had just started a subscripti
If you're wondering about specific TT tuner parts, I'm guessing you're going to have to wait until TT is back "on the air" again and operational. 73, Duane Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas ac5aa@ac5
I just checked the TT web site and I see an Orion II download listed there - Version 3.03. I can't tell what the date is on it, so don't know if it's new or not. Just thought it was interesting to fi