Since you mentioned the FT-1000 MK V. That rig requires a special, Yaesu power supply capable of both 13.8v and 30vdc. That's 30vdc at 15 amps. They just came out with a new version which has an inte
So does the new Orion have an aluminum case? I never did understand TenTec's lack of shielding. The old Omni series had contact paper covering the joints of the top and bottom covers plus plastic was
Ok here's how it's determined. In electronic technology, you use the "Left hand rule" to determine the north pole of an electromagnet. You wrap the fingers of your left hand around the coil in the di
Send one up here to Ky. I found a preowned one for $39,000 but would rather keep the house. Can a sound card keep up with this? Could one of the audio analyzer programs display the frequency change o
I've asked a few 756 pro owners about the truncation and most are using external keyers to compensate for it by cranking up the weight so this isn't too serious. The pro's cw notes all sound very cle
Well that contradicts the QST review on the Pro2. Something isn't right. Did Icom change the keyer in the Pro2 to have a real weight control or is it still the odd "ratio" type control. Steve Ellingt
Good work and very revealing. So if I understand this correctly, the Jupiter produces 1.1% of 100 watts as phase noise therefore you are transmitting about 1 watt of noise and plenty of dx has been w
Scrap the test equipment. Just listen to yoursef in another receiver as you switch the Pro between QSK and Semi bk in. If your dits sound shorter in QSK mode then it's truncating. My IC-706 chops dit
You're absolutely right Tom. In fact, when I use an external keyer on the 706 while in QSK mode, the keyer's sidetone is unpleasant to listen to because the weight has to be so heavy. I suppose keyer
It's going to take some patience, oscilloscope and audio generator. Feed the generator into the mic input and monitor the signal back through each stage, looking for the loss. Try some heat from a ha
were Sure do! And really it's the best way. There are two rigs I can think of that actually have a sidetone which represents the RF generated at some point within the transmitter. Those are the TenT
Not loud. It sounds like your dits and dahs are running together. Steve Ellington N4LQ -- Original Message -- From: <cyr999@extremezone.com> To: "tentec" <tentec@contesting.com> Sent: Saturday, Febru
I just checked the sidetone on the TS-870's internal K1 Logikeyer. There are two items in the menu that affect weight. One is called "weight" the other is called "keying compensation". Both seem to d
I think most of the high speed, QRQ, crowd would agree that when speeds get up over 50wpm, the weight needs to be reduced otherwise, the characters run together in one's head. I can copy 50wpm as lon
There isn't any "safe way". Some ways are less dangerous than others. Use something else to tune the antenna then change over to the Pegasus. Palomar had a switchable noise bridge for this purpose. T
My sources have uncovered a sinister plot. TenTec was originally called Ten0Tec and was a Japanese company. Here is proof. http://www.combinedfleet.com/ijna/ijnaf.htm Note the orange dot on the side