Absolutely correct. And a double-throw knife switch is best. The center, or knife, is connected to the antenna. One side goes to the station, and the other side is grounded. I personally prefer to pu
It's not all that hard to build a spark gap. Just refer to any ARRL manual. Two 90-degree points separated by .050" will do the trick. There is a lot of copper and brass plate available out there at
But there are great rigs for under $500. Back in the early 60's when we got our novice tickets, we went to used gear to save on cost. There were new rigs, but other than Heathkit CW-only rig, they we
If you're suggesting that the overall quality of RS or the suppliers to WalMart is acceptable, then you certainly can't complain about anything TenTec has ever done. Those other companies are selling
No problem with the paint or your climate. Problem is with the lousy feet. There is a lot of that out there and the previous owner probably got a 'bargain' Dave WA3MKB
Has anybody ever come up with a model number for the 48074 filter? It's the standard 2400 Hz filter in the 6.3 MHz IF of the Omni VI. A bit tougher perhaps. Can anybody identify a 48057? It's a 4-pol
You've got t great rig. My first TenTec was an Omni D series B that blew away my Kenwood 930S/AT. I've had nothing but TenTec since. As for filters, I've used the TenTec's 217, 218 and 219 with great
Both units are identical. Check out the TenTec wiki site www.tentecwiki.org If your display is not moving, try reversing the two RCA plugs to the back of the Corsair. That should fix it Dave WA3MKB
My 705 microphone manual shows pin 4 as Plus Electret Voltage (7 to 14) VDC). My Omni VI+ manuas shows the transciever supplying +4 volts to the mic, although no-load measurement at the mic connector
Yes, the average power may be pushed higher, but is the intelligibility of the signal any better. Lately when I go up on SSB, I hear a lot of signals compressed beyond the ability to understand. Mayb
I'm running a Keyspan 4-port Serial adapter with no problems at all. It came up as Com 3, 4, 5, & 6 on my system under Vista. Yep, works fine on vista with MixW to my Omni VI+. Thanks to Carl for the
And, if you really want your s-meter readings to mean anything (you gotta be anal to do this), calculate your antenna gain, feedline loss, tuner loss, switch loss, etc. 599 into a 4-el beam may be th