- 1. [TenTec] OMNI VI & CW-80 (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Fri Aug 1 14:28:47 2003
- I'm using an OMNI VI (Opt. 3) tied directly (no Transmatch) to a RadioWorks Carolina Windom CW-80. The built-in meter shows an SWR of 2.0:1 or less on 80-10 meters except 2 1/2:1 on 30 meters. This s
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-08/msg00007.html (7,025 bytes)
- 2. [TenTec] Re: K2/ORION/746PRO (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Mon Aug 4 23:01:46 2003
- John, as in so many things related to our hobby, it seems to me that the ARRL Lab's test reports, alongside the reviews, on transceivers are valuable, but should not be regarded as definitive. As one
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-08/msg00074.html (8,845 bytes)
- 3. [TenTec] Product Reviews (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Fri Jul 4 19:35:30 2003
- I've been waiting for someone to note the horrid results of ARRL Lab tests in a couple of recent QST reviews, and Al has. The two radios do seem to specialize in xmitting junk along with their CW and
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-07/msg00149.html (7,960 bytes)
- 4. [TenTec] Product Reviews II (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Sat Jul 5 10:08:52 2003
- As has been pointed out in previous postings, there is precious little information available (outside of the manufacturer) to guide a ham's transceiver purchase. ARRL is one source, and people with g
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-07/msg00166.html (9,220 bytes)
- 5. [TenTec] Argo V/Jupiter (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Tue Jul 8 09:27:51 2003
- Anyone owning an Argonaut V and a Jupiter, I have the following question. Which does better on CW reception overall? Not so much weak sigs as in crowded band conditions? 73, John, W3ULS
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-07/msg00255.html (6,418 bytes)
- 6. [TenTec] Argonaut V--I did purchase (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Fri Jul 18 13:14:15 2003
- Duffy: The connections on the rear only look like they will hit the table when the bail is raised. It's close, but all of my connections do fine with maybe a 1/8" clearance. The thing I don't like ab
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-07/msg00548.html (6,515 bytes)
- 7. [TenTec] Argo V Purchase (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Mon Jul 21 15:23:28 2003
- Hello, George et al: The thing about the Argonaut V is that it is so ingratiating to use. I've never come across a radio that just lends itself to operating as nicely as this one. From the crisp, cle
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-07/msg00582.html (8,078 bytes)
- 8. [TenTec] The Argonaut V, a beautiful . . . (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Thu Jun 5 10:46:21 2003
- As Stuart, K5KVH, observes, the Argonaut V is a beauty of a radio. However, as others, including myself, have noted (4/29/03), some attention needs to be paid to the operation of the RIT/XIT function
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-06/msg00223.html (6,945 bytes)
- 9. [TenTec] Questions about Argonaut V (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Sun Jun 8 13:05:09 2003
- Ken: When/if you get one of the SGC noise reduction kits installed in your Argonaut V, I would appreciate it if you would post your comments--pro or con--about it on the reflector. 73, John, W3ULS
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-06/msg00306.html (6,838 bytes)
- 10. [TenTec] 500 Hz filter questions (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Sun Jun 22 15:07:25 2003
- My OMNI VI (Opt. 3)'s 500 Hz first IF filter causes a drop of about 1 1/2 "S" units when inserted into the filter chain. The other four filters cause no problems. So either the 500 Hz filter is defec
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-06/msg00692.html (6,923 bytes)
- 11. [TenTec] Tnx es my 2 cts (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Tue Jun 24 14:35:37 2003
- Thanks to the responders to my 500 Hz filter question of a couple of days ago. The "problem" was solved by pulling the filter out and reinserting it a couple of times. My two cents on another subject
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-06/msg00735.html (7,423 bytes)
- 12. [TenTec] Two cents more (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Tue Jun 24 21:44:17 2003
- A recent posting on another reflector lists some variables that can affect A/B transceiver comparisons, and have prompted the following observations. It probably is a practical impossibility to come
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-06/msg00747.html (8,427 bytes)
- 13. [TenTec] In re color displays, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Sat May 17 21:36:59 2003
- Believe it or not, folks, looks are important--in cars, boats and radios hams buy. The authority for this statement is not me but none other than Scott Robbins, who mentioned in an e-mail to me many
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-05/msg00564.html (7,479 bytes)
- 14. [TenTec] Displays and CW (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Mon May 19 20:09:46 2003
- Someone mentioned that a color display is of no use if you're color blind. This got me to wondering whether having a display on a transceiver used mainly on CW is not counterproductive in the sense t
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-05/msg00680.html (6,708 bytes)
- 15. [TenTec] Simple Stuff (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Sat Apr 5 18:30:00 2003
- Now that Ten-Tec is shipping the Orion, it may be time for the company to resume the "Tech-Talk by Ten-Tec" columns that ran for a few months in QST (July-October 2001). The columns were pithy discus
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-04/msg00156.html (7,535 bytes)
- 16. [TenTec] Glossary (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Sun Apr 13 20:28:21 2003
- The following is an e-mail I've sent to Ten-Tec. Any support of this idea would be appreciated. 73, John, W3ULS Hello Scott or whomever: As the new owner of an Argonaut V, I was delighted to find a g
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-04/msg00321.html (7,940 bytes)
- 17. [TenTec] Gone Retro (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Thu Apr 17 19:36:22 2003
- In re recent postings about the virtues of dual receivers, I have gone retro. Not being much of a multi-tasker, I find it much easier to work DX pileups with the "REVERSE" button on my (new/used) OMN
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-04/msg00429.html (6,645 bytes)
- 18. [TenTec] Suggestion for Argonaut V (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Tue Apr 29 23:11:16 2003
- In using the Argonaut V, I have found working split is less than ideal. Here are some suggestions for a flash-ROM update, if that's the right jargon. One improvement would be for the tuning dial "LOC
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-04/msg00816.html (8,087 bytes)
- 19. [TenTec] Argo V Reviews (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Mon Mar 3 22:09:24 2003
- In re the QST review of the Argonaut V: 1. The review in the March CQ is more thorough and gives a considerably better sense of what this rig can do. 2. Mr. Lindquist in QST reports he used the Argon
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-03/msg00088.html (7,382 bytes)
- 20. [TenTec] FT-920 vs. Pegasus Question (score: 1)
- Author: w3uls@3n.net (John Rippey)
- Date: Wed Mar 5 18:05:50 2003
- Well, I cannot speak about the Peg/Jupiters but I did own an FT-920. I recently sold it. If you are mainly a phone person, the FT-920 will work well for you. On CW, it is a horse of a different color
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-03/msg00191.html (7,498 bytes)
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