- 321. Re: [TenTec] code speed (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:34:07 -0500
- Isn't it just amazing that in the middle of a world war, someone could bother to be upset by "4Q" ? Maybe in between machine gunning people and dropping bombs on them ? Sheesh. 73 de Gary, AA2IZ ____
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00419.html (10,157 bytes)
- 322. Re: [TenTec] Code Speed (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:05:44 -0500
- Time to upgrade :) _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00481.html (10,031 bytes)
- 323. Re: [TenTec] Code Speed (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:33:12 -0500
- Its true. You can copy CW in the worst of conditions. Next come the narrow digital modes. Then the wider digital modes. Finally SSB. It all depends on what you want to do and when and where you want
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00485.html (9,561 bytes)
- 324. Re: [TenTec] Code Speed (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:23:34 -0500
- Hehehehe....I wanted to say that but I was a chicken ! <<grin>> _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00496.html (10,205 bytes)
- 325. Re: [TenTec] Orion I and II on Ebay (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:50:29 -0500
- I agree...no need to leave for a tiny slip-up. Ebay. you [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] wrote: _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http:/
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00593.html (10,743 bytes)
- 326. Re: [TenTec] Orion RF issue (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 15:28:36 -0500
- NEC says all grounds must be bonded. I doubt it has anything to do with this issue though. I agree with others on this, it seems that the only time I suffered from this was with very high swr, signif
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-02/msg00007.html (10,249 bytes)
- 327. Re: [TenTec] Orion RF issue (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 15:30:46 -0500
- Aside from the NEC requirement, if the two grounds are Bonded (heavily) then there is NO voltage difference at all. Not so ? You definitely should not have your tower ground and house ground tied tog
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-02/msg00008.html (11,362 bytes)
- 328. Re: [TenTec] Station Grounding (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:44:01 -0500
- Stuart, I agree with you completely. I really think we don't get even much of a choice about bonding the grounds. If you don't, and you have an issue that involves either insurance or liability (ofte
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-02/msg00010.html (8,750 bytes)
- 329. Re: [TenTec] Orion/O2 Drift Problem-who is interested in a fix? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:53:05 -0500
- Well...I do PSK31 using a Corsair II. My approach is to turn it on an hour or so early. Never have a drift problem. Its an interesting technical problem. One with possible solutions. But I'd rather h
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-02/msg00011.html (8,666 bytes)
- 330. Re: [TenTec] Orion RF issue (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 17:22:37 -0500
- Right you are, Ron. 73 de Gary, AA2IZ With lightning, you'll never create a true "no voltage" situation between any two points, but you can reduce the voltage differential to the point that it will p
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-02/msg00012.html (15,133 bytes)
- 331. Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 50, Issue 27 (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:32:40 -0500
- Doing things the old way is fine. I'm not attacking that. Please continue. However, as we all know, the hobby is rapidly declining in terms of numbers of active Hams, and the age is rapidly increasin
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-02/msg00421.html (11,059 bytes)
- 332. Re: [TenTec] emergency back up power (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:44:25 -0500
- Here is one possible answer. There are dozens of others. I wanted considerable run time, including a couple lights and stuff. I do NOT operate it portable. So - I have 3 deep discharge batteries of t
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00054.html (8,786 bytes)
- 333. Re: [TenTec] New Omni VII (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 20:07:52 -0500
- Carl, How about the Ethernet connection ? Functional ? Powerful ? Useful for remote operation and stuff ? Can I listen in the house on my pc, while the radio runs up in the shack ? 73 de Gary, AA2IZ
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00056.html (10,126 bytes)
- 334. Re: [TenTec] emergency back up power (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:20:42 -0500
- Paul, My array of batteries can provide about 1500 amp hours, provided that the discharge rate is kept reasonable. No discount sources that I know of. That's because most batteries that have seen use
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00060.html (9,189 bytes)
- 335. Re: [TenTec] emergency back up power (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 17:19:43 -0500
- You will find "good" used batteries sometimes, in some places. If you do, they can save money. If they turn out not to be so good, they will be a total waste of money. Your mileage will vary. I belie
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00074.html (13,728 bytes)
- 336. Re: [TenTec] emergency back up power (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 17:21:51 -0500
- I'll bet that the battery voltage, as delivered to the actual radio, is a little low. Going to a sine converter and 115 VAC power fixes this issue totally. Gary will even Paragon to voltage the optio
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00075.html (15,262 bytes)
- 337. Re: [TenTec] emergency back up power (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 22:24:04 -0500
- Modern sine wave inverters of the sort sold for solar power systems are far above 90% efficient. I don't know about the linear power supply specifically used by Ten Tec, but I have never seen any pro
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00090.html (10,935 bytes)
- 338. Re: [TenTec] 12 Volt boost ckts (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 22:28:24 -0500
- That's fine, as long as all you want is 12 volts. As I explained in my first post, my goal was to power all kinds of stuff, lights and things, from my emergency supply. A 12 volt DC booster does not
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00091.html (8,438 bytes)
- 339. Re: [TenTec] emergency back up power (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 22:34:26 -0500
- Well you've been lucky on the batteries. Congrats ! :) Stepped sine inverters are to be avoided at all costs, but in the renewable energy world they have all but become obsolete. You have to go out o
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00092.html (18,830 bytes)
- 340. Re: [TenTec] emergency back up power (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 22:42:26 -0500
- The alternative to big wires is to operate at high voltage DC. Hook the batteries up in series/parallel. The you can use small wire. If you use photocell panels, wire them for high voltage too. If yo
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00095.html (10,357 bytes)
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