I have a TEN-TEC Corsair 1 with matching power supply for sale. It is in very nice condition and works perfect. Extras include the 1.8 khz SSB filter and Matching Power supply. I have constant compli
I have sold my Corsair and still have the Matching 260 Power Supply. I had planed on using it with my Kachina. Not enough current @25 Amps Draw. I now have a Astron 35 amp supply. Unfortunately the a
I just got mine spinning like a greased pig. 1. Remove VFO knob and Dial Skirt. 2. Gather up some alcohol and Qtips swabs. 3. Drip alcohol slowly onto shaft as so it penetrates between center and ski
Please grease the PIG first! Not sure what a rebuild involves, but sounds more difficult and costly. JACK KOVAR k0var -- To: <tentec@contesting.com> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq
DITTOS FROM k0var! Take it from a Ham that lives here in Iowa. With 5 Pigs per person ratio for population I consider myself a Pig Expert! PTO to me says: Pigs Take Oil ! (Grease) Be good to your Pig
I too have analog Triton. I have not found Skirt to be a problem! I thought I could zero the rig just fine with the Dial Skirt. Hand Capacitance has no effect on my plastic VFO Knob. I did notice tha
Now I can think of TEN-TEC radios while I enjoyed steamed Seafood. I have to wonder how the plastic front panel reacts to the heat? I will continue to use the GREASE THE PIG method that removes old g
They may seem hard to believe: I meet one of the part-time Kachina design engineers at lunch last month. He had a 505 sent to are Club Station " Radio Farm/ N0MA" here in Iowa. Most of are members ar
--I will suggest you take the radio apart and make sure inside bonding screws are good and snug. The stray capacitance around the VFO/PTO makes the frequency move. Put you hand close to the dial skir
Dittos for the Corsair I. But radio is still fantastic! JAck -- To: <tentec@contesting.com> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative re
Good idea! Thanks for reducing are eye strain! :-) -- To: <tentec@contesting.com> It -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative requests:
I have a Corsair 1 I understand it uses Six Pole filters " six crystals". I am hunting for a 500hz CW filter, Number 285, I think. No luck finding one so far. Can a newer style 8 pole filter plug int
David, How much dbm antenuation do you need? I just made a 1/4 wave length open ended stub a few minutes ago. I put hooked it up to a HP8920 tracking genarator with spectrum analyzer. I think you can
Bob, Call up Ten-Tec1 I have a 400 serial number range amp too. I replaced a ceramic disc cap in plate voltage area and a string of diodes in power supply. Ten-Tec sent the parts and I put them in. T
I vote for my old Titan to be the noisy kid on the block. Sounds like a 747 taking off on high fan speed. Wooooooooooooo! Seems to have RF power output to match noise. What a killer Amp. Jack k0var -
I have added one more to the D-104 on my corsair. very happy with it. And I have tried others. Jack K0VAR -- To: <tentec@contesting.com> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submiss
I would like to trade my 1.8 SSB filter for a Cw filter for my trusty Corsair I. Please let me know if you have any interest? Thanks, Jack kovar@ia.net -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentec
I have had similar problems with our 1220 5 watt kit. I would recomend no one buy this unit until the following problems are delt with. 1. All the memories are set back to 146.52 mhz often when car i
Chuck, Great to hear of your luck with 1220. The baby powder on slug and coil would have helped. I found transmitt audio to have a low level crackle. Fix was to reroute b+ power a few cm away. Transm
Overseas radio still rules the roost in our car for now. Jack and Jana Kovar K0VAR & KB0VEA Sorry about last post as I could use a bit of sleep. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.ht