- 1. [TenTec] Corsair Hercules connections (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:09:27 -0000
- Folks, I have owned a Corsair II and a Hercules II for many years and have just moved them to a new shack. Unfortunately I forgot to make a note of the control interconnection details before the move
- /archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00507.html (6,912 bytes)
- 2. [TenTec] CorsairII HerculesII interconnect (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:35:51 -0000
- Folks, Forgive the "re-post" but there was no response to my first request for help. Does anyone out there operate a Corsair II with the Hercules II ? I have owned a Corsair II and a Hercules II for
- /archives//html/TenTec/2005-11/msg00630.html (7,611 bytes)
- 3. [TenTec] Corsair PTO rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:10:08 +0100
- Well, I finally plucked up courage to do a PTO rebuild on my 20 yr old Corsair II yesterday - I couldn't stand the "slipping" drive any longer! I used the TenTec kit, and after a couple of hours work
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00056.html (7,287 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TenTec] Corsair PTO rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:14:04 +0100
- Problem solved. K4BXN advised fitting the extra washers which I've now done - much nicer "feel" and still no slipping or backlash, so I'm now OK for the next 20 years :) Well, I finally plucked up co
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00064.html (8,552 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TenTec] Corsair PTO rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 17:06:03 +0100
- Thank you everyone who responded by direct Email. To anyone else doing the same job, the unanimous advice was to fit the extra washers! Problem solved. K4BXN advised fitting the extra washers which I
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00068.html (9,273 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TenTec] Questions on Corsair II (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:20:21 +0100
- My Corsair was purchased new here in the UK in 1986. The manual is just the same - no page 3-34, although the index mentions it as the Parts List. -- Original Message -- From: John Vickers To: tentec
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00237.html (8,848 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TenTec] Questions on Corsair II (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:26:37 +0100
- Steve, Did my first Corsair PTO rebuild last week after 20 years!! Don't know why I didn't pluck up courage earlier - it's quite straighforward and makes the rig a real delight to use again. In addit
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00238.html (9,695 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TenTec] Questions on Corsair II (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 13:20:52 +0100
- Steve, On my Corsair II the keying function is carried out within the MicroProcessor that's driving the digital frequency readout. It's U10 on Logic Board 81246 - the schematic is on page 3-30 of my
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00245.html (8,882 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TenTec] Questions on Corsair II (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 14:02:13 +0100
- Steve, Just taken a look inside my Corsair II. The Speed Pot on the front panel measures 8 KOhm across the ends. At 12 wpm it measures 1 KOhm from slider to right hand pot terminal (seen from above)
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00248.html (9,441 bytes)
- 10. [TenTec] Fw: Questions on Corsair II (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:00:46 +0100
- Steve, On my Corsair II the keying function is carried out within the MicroProcessor that's driving the digital frequency readout. It's U10 on Logic Board 81246 - the schematic is on page 3-30 of my
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00251.html (7,414 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TenTec] Questions on Corsair II CW speed (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:56:43 +0100
- Steve, On final piece of info ..... I just looked carefully at my Speed Pot and found that the resistance doesn't change at all over the first 90 degrees of travel and the last 90 degrees, so a lot o
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00252.html (9,359 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TenTec] UCW and LCW (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:14:41 -0000
- John, I'm not an Orion owner, but if it's the same as most other rigs ..... When switched to UCW the receiver will pick up CW signals that are higher than the displayed frequency When switched to LCW
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00671.html (9,674 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TenTec] UCW and LCW (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:48:22 -0000
- Martin, Thanks for explaining how the Orion does it! I'm in the "dark ages" here with a 20 year old Corsair II. Press the "spot" button and it pulls the carrier insertion oscillator to the freq it'll
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00679.html (10,395 bytes)
- 14. [TenTec] Omni VI info (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:22:01 -0000
- Folks, I'm a long-term Corsair II owner and don't know the Omni series very well. Can anyone tell me: 1) What the various upgrades to the Omni VI were, and what did they achieve ? 2) Were they "facto
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00312.html (7,383 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TenTec] Omni VI info (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:34:11 -0000
- Folks, Thanks for all the helpful info. I'm picking up the Omni tomorrow afternoon ..... so you can expect more questions as I learn to "drive" it :) 73, Steve G3TXQ -- Original Message -- From: Stev
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00320.html (8,106 bytes)
- 16. [TenTec] Omni VI first impressions (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:03:48 -0000
- Folks, I got the Omni VI yesterday and so I'm now an expert after 1 day playing with it :) Here are my first impressions, comparing it to my Corsair II : Advantages 1) The tuning "feel" is silky smoo
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00344.html (8,869 bytes)
- 17. Re: [TenTec] Omni VI first impressions (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:48:50 -0000
- Folks, Thanks for all the helpful comments, both via the List and privately. Concerning the "Disadvantages": There was a consensus of replies that the variation of display brightness, and the "key up
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00363.html (9,844 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TenTec] Omni VI first impressions (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:20:17 -0000
- Jerry & Ken I think your explanations get closest! The pitch of the heterodyne moves so quickly with a slight rotation of the PBT control that it feels like it has to be at least the third harmonic,
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00375.html (12,503 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TenTec] Omni VI first impressions (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:27:56 -0000
- John, Thanks for that - you've set my mind at rest. I can live with the problem by adjusting the PBT, but I didn't want to think I was the only one to have the problem! I'm always slightly nervous bu
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00377.html (10,452 bytes)
- 20. Re: [TenTec] Omni VI first impressions (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Hunt" <steve@karinya.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:36:52 -0000
- Ken, I only just spotted your question about shield covers over the optional filter slots. There aren't any - just holes! Should there be? I don't recall seeing any obvious fixing holes for covers or
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00378.html (10,531 bytes)
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