NOW THIS IS AN INTERESTING THREAD - Great job Rick, great comments all. I immediately went to the wood box site hoping to see some oak, maple, or cherry, but alas. I guess that I have a touchy feely
Ok, guys, here is the scoop. My trusty Centaur seldom needs to be re-tubed, BUT now I have two pairs of tubes, one pair Taylor, and the other pair Svetlana because over time one tube left the troika
Here's the result - first w/o tubes I fired up the Centau. All lights on and not blown fuses. pit in one tube that did not look bad - blew the fuses - tossed that tube out, alonng with the one that h
Mike, I am late in picking up this thread, nevertheless I went through the OCF dipole fever, modeled like mad (EZNEC), read the literature, and like all of our antennas you have fans for everything f
A few years into using my Delta II the same issues popped up. and I sent it back to TenTec. They said that in the original runs there were soldering issues on the VCOs. The one that was a problem for
I'll second Al's approach while, at the same time checking the replacement battery voltage and position. It might not be seated well or reversed. Good uck with it - great rig 73 Kris KM2KM MERSCHROD
I'm late chiming in. My problem with the fuses has always been a shorted tube. You are on the right track. Test one fuse at a time, or start with one, add another, then the third. BTW a matched set i
Good morning Joe, Yes, my AMP does make a "thunk" when turned on, but, for example, I have been using it for an hour. Then I turned it off. Now, 15 minutes later, I turn it on and it does not "Thunk"
Yes, sorry for the error. One tube at a time. (hand full of fuses :>) Kris KM2KM MERSCHROD 123 Warren Road Ithaca, NY 14850 == Kris, When you said "Test one fuse at a time", I presume you meant Tube?
Joe, My Centaur also reads low in the forward position compared with an external watt meter. I am not sure what the Ig reality is, but I have ignored the "issue". I just tune up as per the instructio
Just a quick note, For what it is worth I had bought this replacement from England a few years ago and only now got to it - sorry I do not have the name of the company. The backlight strip came with
Carl, I did not have any problems with the decimals or any other feature of the screen. Joe, K8MP, TNX for the comment - I wonder just how many hours these back lights last? 73 all, Kris KM2KM MERSCH
Well explained, John, Many thanks Kris KM2KM MERSCHROD 123 Warren Road Ithaca, NY 14850 == Rick, I agree with everything you say. But, people are holding the new owner to the reputation that TEN-TEC
OK, as long as we are "off subject" I'll open Pandora's box. Does anyone have any factual information on impaired driving senses when operating CW. After all, one hand is off the wheel and just where
Gary, I am not sure that I could solve such a problem in such a modern rig. Do you have any clues as to the issue? Perhaps I could give such a receive only to a grandson to get him going and then lat
Nice play ion words Joe I fear that this is going to be a long "thread." Kris KM2KM MERSCHROD 123 Warren Road Ithaca, NY 14850 == No wonder the price of copper "Sky rocketed" Joe, K8MP Sent from AOL
Has any one added a DX Engineering TRT switch to a Delta II so that a receive antenna can be added automatically? I am looking at Figure 2-3a in the TenTec Delta II manual. How have ypou connected th
After reading the Panadaptor article in the FEB 2017 QST I'd like to try that with my Delta II Has anyone done this? Where is the tap for the IF? Suggestions? 73 Kris KM2KM MERSCHROD 123 Warren Road
Thank you Barry and Carl for the clear assessment and recommendations. I have the RTR-2 so I am all set there. The SDRplay is the way to go and forget involving the Delta II's insides! If I were not