At 10:58 PM 3/27/2017, you wrote: My Paragon puts out full power on 80 meters, but has low power output on all the other bands. Is there a Paragon expert out there that can point me in the right dire
Anyone parting out a Paragon? (I dread that thought) :-[ Restoring a Paragon where the original owner (SK) managed to hollow out the entire finger detent by tuning with the eraser end of a pencil. (h
At 05:55 AM 9/17/2016, you wrote: That is the same knob used right through the Omni VII, so you should be able to get one fairly easily, even from Ten Tec if you want a new one. I see knob sets from
On the road, of course. Many can talk on the phone and drive safely. CW is safer because the key is in a comfortable place, not in one's ear. Been doing this since high school... never an accident in
Probably because Don Wallace expressed excellence in all his ham activities, including CW prowess. It extends to other activities, obviously, including driving. Perry w8au
OK Joe.... put that dialog to music and send an MP3 file... ;-) Perry w8au At 02:22 PM 2/12/2016, Joe Papworth via TenTec wrote: Howdy from Joeâ??s Jukebox, where the hits just keep on comin' Addicte
On Jan 12,, 2016, at 4:36 PM, Dwight Orten wrote: I still use my old faithful Scout for mobile. The noise blanker in it takes out almost all of my igintion noise, the Clear Speech speaker I run outb
At 10:21 AM 1/13/2016, John Henry wrote: I remember seeing a key in Jack Burchfield's car. He had it under the arm rest in the center of the seat, what I found interesting, he had it facing forward.
At 02:55 AM 12/5/2015, you wrote: Does anyone have a manual for the Ten Tec RX-325 receiver? Coming up empty through the usual sources. There doesn't seem to be much information available on the inte
At 08:18 PM 8/2/2015, you wrote: I recalled discussion some months ago regarding the kit that TT offered as being compact and easily fit into the 252. So thought it at least worth trying. I guess I'm
Duane: That's how I remember it, too. That was one reason I bypassed getting one. (being a keying-quality nit-pick) ;-) Just waited for the subsequent editions of TT rigs.... Perry w8au
Duane: That's how I remember it, too. That was one reason I bypassed getting one. (being a keying-quality nit-pick) ;-) Just waited for the subsequent editions of TT rigs.... Perry w8au
Enjoyed the long discussion on this topic. Unfortunately, one of the most popular rigs is the IC-706 series. Use of xmit BP filters is a must on these things if running multi, as in Field Day or cont
At 11:48 PM 7/28/2014, K8JHR wrote: There is no reason a new operator should start with a simple, less capable rig. Why hobble him early on. The default settings on any rig will serve well, while he
It's interesting that some hams thought the CW posting was real, considering the hokey names mentioned. :-) I think we have been outdone by the below posting by Collings Foundation. But.... you know
At 08:10 AM 2/13/2014, you wrote: I just acquired a Ten Tec Centaur 411 amp from an SK estate. As it turns out, it was never updated for 12/10m use. Ten Tec noted they did not have the board to enabl
Mike: I don't have it here. The "club" I referred to was the LST radio club, an actual club but without meetings, that has the call WW2LST. This is where the schematic and part into is located. I wil
At 02:48 PM 2/13/2014, Kris Merschrod wrote: I did the mod from the schematic and parts that T-T sent on a perfboard - it really isn't much, but, before hand, I pulled the 15 meter filter and put in
Definitely! A bigger iron means less time heating up the pads and surrounding connections. (less damage) A 240 watt Weller gun does this well for me. Big "Black Beauty" irons do well, also. Be sure t