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181. [TenTec] Looking for a Begali Simplex Mono Key (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 06:42:40 -0500
KB3MM: http://www.i2rtf.com/html/simplex_mono.html http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5058 I only use the Mono paddle now. Sold a Kent SP-1, a Bencher ST-1 and a Bencher BY-1 (won at TT Hamfest) and
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-12/msg00217.html (7,873 bytes)

182. [TenTec] Begali Paddle (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 08:14:19 -0500
NQ5T: It is, but it is very reflective -- not gloss, but reflective. I don't really know quite how to describe it. Mine is not truly black, but more like a very dark bronze that is reflective. It do
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-12/msg00256.html (7,101 bytes)

183. [TenTec] Best Headphones? (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:19:49 -0500
Someone on the PVRC reflector tipped me off to noise-cancelling headphones available from CVS drugstores for $9.99. They seem to work quite well on Orion although the ear cushions seem slightly small
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-12/msg00481.html (8,428 bytes)

184. [TenTec] Orion with V2 rf gain (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:01:52 -0500
NQ5T replied: discussions of all of this regarding the Orion, is to give you a notion of the MINIMUM signal that will impact AGC, via the THRESHOLD setting. If you leave the S-meter reading unaffecte
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-12/msg00679.html (10,488 bytes)

185. [TenTec] Best Headphones? (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:29:45 -0500
W4ABW: selections today at CVS in Huntsville, AL. I'm guessing you're referring to me but my post was December 17 so I'm not 100% sure: http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/tentec/2005-December/0608
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-12/msg00779.html (8,733 bytes)

186. [TenTec] Orion II - Initial Reactions and Impressions (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:34 -0500
properly. All signals that should be S9 read 20+ db. hair over S9, good enough! There is still a problem. The Preamp has 12 dB gain...not 20+ dB gain. Both O2 and Orion/V2 appear to have non-linear m
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-12/msg00856.html (9,233 bytes)

187. [TenTec] Thanks ARRL! (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:11:47 -0500
Joel (W1ZR) I would like to thank you publicly for ARRL's Product Reviews and Expanded Test Reports. They are one of the few sources of consistent measurement data on new products that I rely on to s
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-12/msg00876.html (7,075 bytes)

188. [TenTec] Headphone alarmists (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:43:17 -0500
N4NT: can run our audio signal gain into the headphones at a lower level than if it had to overcome more ambient noise. Exactly. Headphones do not cause hearing loss...excessive volume causes hearing
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-12/msg00928.html (7,205 bytes)

189. [TenTec] FT9000 ETR available (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:02:20 -0500
ARRL has finally completed their Expanded Test Report for the FT9000. Members can view it here http://www2.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/lab/FT-DX9000D.pdf As I expected, both BDR and IMD signifi
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00165.html (7,848 bytes)

190. [TenTec] FT9000 ETR available (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:10:16 -0500
Some interesting comments by Rob Sherwood after reviewing ARRL's ETR for the 9000 here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FTdx-9000/message/619 A few excerpts: As one would expect, once one is inside the
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00214.html (9,179 bytes)

191. [TenTec] FT9000 ETR available (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:56:34 -0500
N1JM; than basic receiver performance. True...it's a matter of priorities depending on your preferences. As I've said many times, people choose products (not just radios) for a huge variety of reason
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00216.html (8,698 bytes)

192. [TenTec] Orion CW Settings (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:24:27 -0500
Someone recently complimented me on my CW signal and it reminded me of something that all Orion owners should be aware of. In the CW Menu, the CW Rise/Fall settings are very understated. They can be
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00250.html (7,511 bytes)

193. [TenTec] cw settings (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:35:34 -0500
Hi Ken, reports. also have heard few TT's with too soft a keying. Ouch...those reports are certainly not from anyone close or else you must have a very low ERP station. 3 ms would guarantee bad click
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00254.html (8,139 bytes)

194. [TenTec] cw settings (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:12:47 -0500
KA7U: Yes, and please leave your Spark Gap there also. Vintage does not always mean better. :-) Yes, FT-1000's have had problems for years but there are mods by both W8JI and Inrad if only people wou
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00257.html (8,288 bytes)

195. [TenTec] How to Hear the Weak Ones (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:42:33 -0500
I gave a short talk on hearing weak DX on the low bands at the South East DX and Contesting Convention (SEDCO) on October 1. Click the bottom of the following web page to view (you must have MS Power
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00269.html (7,086 bytes)

196. [TenTec] How to Hear the Weak Ones, (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:13:47 -0500
Hi Lee, material, especially for those of us on less than 20 acres (my limiting factor)? For receiving weak signals, the RX would be well down my list. Most modern receivers have enough sensitivity a
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00283.html (8,735 bytes)

197. Re: [TenTec] cw settings (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 13:20:41 -0500
then I want measurement data so I can vary the parameter as I wish with confidence. Good for you and thanks for sharing the data. As I said in my original post, Orion's actual Rise/Fall times are abo
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00342.html (8,494 bytes)

198. Re: [TenTec] cw settings (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 13:31:58 -0500
parameter we should be concerned with? No, both rise and fall are important. Sharp transitions on either side will increase CW bandwidth. 73, Bill W4ZV http://fermi.la.asu.edu/w9cf/articles/click/ ht
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00343.html (8,161 bytes)

199. [TenTec] Orion Hardware NB bug from N6BV (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:38:33 -0500
Just noticed the following in N6BV's Sweepstakes writeup: "I discovered that the "Hardware NB" (noise blanker) in the Orion doesn't actually shut off when the front-panel button say "off" -- I discov
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00390.html (7,724 bytes)

200. [TenTec] Banana boat swing (score: 1)
Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:37:14 -0500
distinctive fist that one can copy. True, but for extremely weak signals, please send as perfectly as you can. On 160 I often hear a number of guys sending with "pregnant pauses" included, e.g. W4D_R
/archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00420.html (8,547 bytes)

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