I've done both. Lost the 3CX800A7s in the Titan (operator error) and the MRF454s in the Hercules, cause unknown. I had to take out a second mortgage for the tubes. A new matched pair cost $995. I fou
It sure feels like you're right about the demographics judging by the guys I talk to on the air and see at the local swap meets. They are not spring chickens. The ARRL paints a rosier picture. Highes
Kim, Do you, sir, have pictures of that 1946 Cessna on the web somewhere? I would love to see them. I bet I'm not the only one. Jon "Used to think I was crazy but I'm nothing compared to this" K
Anyone using the OMNI VII with a Hercules II QSK? It's not working here. I notice the H II drops the TX EN/Key out line from 4.1 to 1.2 volts when it's keyed. This doesn't seem to be good enough for
No, they don't work together in QSK and never did. To make them work, short D11 on the control board of the Hercules II. Hours of sleuthing and puzzling over the QSK circuitry and consulting with my
Perhaps you lead a charmed life. Mine didn't work. Garry Green of Ten-Tec service said, indeed it doesn't work as designed with the OMNI VII. With earlier transceivers, yes. With the OMNI VII, no. I
Nicely done. Not on Ten-Tec but on other gear I've built temperature controllers. Most of the time the fans run at a snail's pace and make essentially zero noise. They only pick up the pace when they
I know. As an aficionado of vintage equipment I agree in spirt. But on SSB it really is delightful to talk with people who are actually on frequency, a rarity with vintage gear but the norm now with
My experience is that with modern equipment, when people say they are on 3895 they actually are, +/- not much and they actually stay there. Land yourself on that number and you've got it. With older
Hey, We have a lot of the same equipment. I'm not the guy complaining about others. I'm the offending party. I have a lot of experience being off frequency. For years, maybe a decade I was in regular
Fine stuff. I have a 2B too. My CE 100V from 1959 was the best sounding SSB transmitter I had for a long time. I always get compliments even from the HiFi SSB people. Later when I got the OMNI VII an
They don't complain. They just advise. BTW, Jon, you're 50 Hz high or whatever. When we aren't doing a round table but just jumping in, I know it's annoying to be pushing the RIT whenever party X tra
I certainly got everyone riled up with this one, didn't I? Just to be clear, these guys were not giving me grief but I still don't like being the guy who is off frequency all the time even though I o
We can morph the thread into just how bad was the old stuff. I just got through resurrecting a Heathkit AR-3. On that one, the entire 80M band is about 3/4" of dial with tic marks every 100 kc. I act
What does a 15 Hz difference sound like? Anyone can easily hear the difference between say A1 = 55 Hz and C#2 = 69.3 Hz. That's 4 semi-tones. That is a lot, from Do right past Ray all the way to Mi.