Phil, your going to be sorry! Jerry W5JH I have a very nice Corsair II with DDS VFO and PIC-based display (Steve Hunt design) with an Omni VI main tuning knob and all the filters. I'm looking for a s
Hi Mike, On my Corsair II, anything below a 3.5 on the front panel (RF Gain) and the receiver is pretty much dead. I tried it with and without the AGC being turned on. Before digging to deep into the
Let me see, the Omni D had display problems, the Corsair and the Corsair II had display problems, the Orion "classic" has display problems, I am not sure about the Omni V, VI, VI+, or VII. Anyone see
Nate, I could bring them all up here but most people on here don't want to know. It has mainly to do with TenTec not wanting to support older radios. In the case of the Corsairs, there are microproce
Correction copy: Nate, I could bring them all up here but most people on here don't want to know. It has mainly to do with TenTec not wanting to support older radios. In the case of the Corsairs, the
Mike, TenTec does not make money on software updates. It is a matter of revenue. They probably have one person or two people at most who do software updates and probably only on a part time basis. Th
Well, I see the TenTec groupies have awoken! Dave, here is another one for you to delete. Jerry W5JH I agree with Jack. I've been on this reflector for several years, and have deleted literally hundr
Mike, TenTec does not make money on software updates. It is a matter of revenue. They probably have one person or two people at most who do software updates and probably only on a part time basis. Th
Jerry, Think of this way, it might make him feel better about his $4000 radio! Part of that $4000 has to be service after the sale. And, if John Henry promised him the fix would be easy to do and has
Hi guys, I just received the most vile email I have ever seen and unfortunately it came from a member of this list. It is written in German with a return address of: Dave U. Random [anonymous@anonymi
All, One of the things I have done in the past is to select a textured paint for the first coat. Then, over paint the textured paint with the correct color. Many times I have not been able to find th
Jim and all, I suspect that Elecraft is selling a lot more radios than TenTec these days. They have been having trouble keeping up with the sales of the KX-3. It will be interesting to see how well t
Rick, Futurlec.com has a 0-200mA panel meter (model APM0A2) that sells for about $10. You can see it here: http://www.futurlec.com/Panel_Meters.shtml The features are: · MU-45 Size · Mounting Hole: 4
My story is a bit different. I went into Chicago to take the General Test (I was a Novice). I passed the receiving test just fine. Now comes the sending test. The examiner was having all the people a
My first Ten-Tec was a Scout model 555. I purchased this radio new with all the band modules, noise blanker, and hand mic. I don't remember the cost but it was somewhere around $700. I was looking fo
Perry, Steve hunt- G3TXQ, who is the original designer of the DDS VFO that Dave refers to, has made spectral purity measurements. His design uses a five element low pass filter in the DDS output whic
Jim, If you are use to cooler weather FD, then you should try FYBO (Freeze Your Butt Off). FYBO is a winter field day held in early February and sponsored by the Arizona ScQRPions. It is popular QRP
Hi Rick, I am a member of this reflector because I own a very nice Corsair II radio. I also own other radios that I like. When I first got my Corsair II, I found out the display board is prone to fai
Barry, This part we are talking about is not completely obsolete. Glenn of DMS Labs has purchased a large quantity of these parts (Motorola 68705P). So, TenTec cannot claim they cannot get the part.
Gary, Just get them from TenTec. Everyone on this list says TenTec has the best service in the world and I am certain they would have the parts you need. You might even get them for free according to