A friend has an old Vibroplex bug with a connecting cord ending in a stereo 1/8" plug. Does he plug it into the "keyer" jack on the back of the OMNI VI, or does he need an adapter for the RCA "key" j
Many thanks for the helpful advice. I have no idea why my friend's bug is wired the way it is. He's 92 and in a wheelchair, so I doubt if he'd remember. He has volunteered to be trustee for our retir
I'm in residence at a retirement community and a few of us are setting up a ham club. Discussions are underway as to what antenna to install in the rafters of a building with the idea of operating pe
In my initial post, I should have mentioned that I have had an attic antenna (It's an OCF-40 from "My Antennas," that was written up in QST recently) installed for my own apartment, thanks to the coo
The exhibitor list for Dayton doesn't have Ten-Tec listed as an exhibitor. This is a milestone in the history of the company (unless they appeared under the 'RF Concepts" banner last year) The 2015 e
As I recall, installing the Inrad filter to fix key clicks in the OMNI VIs necessitated adjusting the front end's alignment to accommodate it. And this, I perhaps recall incorrectly, made for other p
I spoke with a Ten-Tec service guy some time back before the recent move.I remarked on the red tape now imposed on customers before sending a rig in for service. He expressed guarded unhappiness abou
I heard from Ten-Tec Service (Paul) this a.m. that a restringing kit for my Argosy is still available. Amazing. Once my XYL finishes the re-stringing chore, I'll be setting up a portable station in s
I regard the Yaesu FTdx5000 as the epitome of a quiet receiver and, when coupled with its very successful NR implementation, creates an uncanny silence between CW or SSB signals, even when there is c
Thanks for the responses. Re the "1980s" design, I have an older ARRL handbook c. 2000 that goes into the design of the OMNI VI in quite a lot of detail, including the unique LO design. I knew it was
Just made a QSO on CQ WW CW contest with JA3KBY, using my Buddipole on our balcony and the Jupiter. The very faint JA3 was very patient and worked hard to get my call right, which I appreciate. With
Carl, congratulations to Nate. Maybe you can tell me how in ** the winners maintained such a huge lead from the get-go? With everyone using the same power, antennas, etc., and every team being compos
In my working life, long since past, I was a spectator at dozens of mergers of banks and bank holding companies, all of which in the first instance were accompanied by boiler-plate promises of how be
My problem with no "Flagship" rig offering by Ten-Tec revolves around the fact that it must be very hard (perhaps impossible) to produce in the U.S. a transceiver selling for under $2K and still make
FWIW, I would note that Bob's example of a manufacturer's demolishing a building every ten years and moving on is driven by federal tax policy. That is true of so much of everyday business. This ain'
I have two OMNI VIs, one an Option 3 the other a Plus. The older one has a bunch of options and features (TCXO, voice synthesizer, etc.),while the Plus is bare bones. I have a matching 961 power supp
A review of the Kenwood TS-990S has yet to appear in the pages of QST. With the November issue out, the earliest it can appear now is the December issue, a seemingly long wait from its date of introd