I am now the proud owner of a Corsair II and external VFO. (Thanks again Jay!) I have never had a rig with a PTO, and this one has two of them. Everything else I own uses variable capacitors or digit
I truly appreciate all the information that was posted on this topic. So far, all that I have noticed is that the PTO in the external VFO is a bit smoother than the one in the transceiver, but there
I, for one am very glad that Ten Tec is still in the ham radio market. It cannot be a very profitable niche, and frequently it is thankless. I am especially appreciative that they support their older
The secret to solving this problem is to have bad ears. Between the U.S. Army, motorcycles with poorly muffled exhaust systems, and target shooting even with good hearing protection, I am lucky to he
After reading this thread, I have concluded that I will avoid any radio newer than an Omni VI (non plus) like the plague. I started out in Ham Radio with a rockbound Knight T-60 transmitter and a Com
I bought a nice Ten Tec power supply, a Model 961. I didn't get a manual with it, so I will have to ask the list for an answer to my question. I always thought that with the Omni and Corsair radios,
I would just call them up and order the crystals. They have an extensive database and should already know what sort of capacity they need to see and any other pertinent data. I have used them for yea
I tried to set up my Corsair II with my Elecraft transverters. It takes about 3-4 watts to drive them to the output levels required by my Mirage brick amplifiers on 6 and 2 meters. I can readily use
I used to have one. The only issue I had with mine was that it was not possible to set the QSK speed slower. This made it incompatible with my ancient Mirage 6 meter brick amplifier. I went back to u
I am looking for a way to either disable the internal audio low pass CW filter in my Argonaut II, or else raise its cutoff frequency quite a bit. I believe that presently it has a cutoff at 1 KHz, an
I use an amplified Astatic D104 microphone with mine and get excellent audio reports. I have a very deep bass voice. YOur mileage may vary. Steve WA9JML ______________________________________________
I have never seen an Omni VII. I went the transverter route, starting out with the Ten Tec kits, with my Argonaut II transceiver as the IF radio. They worked well, but were not spectacular. Recently,
John, what kind of audio reports do you get? Those are far more important than what a meter says. I have used Shure 444 mics on other rigs for years, and gotten good reports. They work on radios as d
This sort of thing is why I am not getting rid of my Corsair II any time soon. Seve WA9JML _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.conte
It has been a good many years since I worked at Motorola on Micors. If I recall correctly, these radios had an internal power supply regulator for crucial circuits. The radio was supposed to function
When I worked at Motorola in the 1970s, I frequently worked on the Mocom line where they made Metrum 2 meter FM radios, and Triton VHF marine radios. The Tritons had a glossy white plastic case that
I have taken the Omni V off the desk since I got the Corsair II PTO back from Ten Tec, and I want to replace the electrolytics on the audio/IF board. It has been many years since I specified a capaci
Would I be better off replacing the electrolytics with tantalum capacitors? I would rather just do this once since I no longer have access to lab grade desoldering equipment. Thanks, Steve WA9JML ___
Thanks for all the help on this. I will order some caps and fix the radio over the Summer break. Steve WA9JML _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com
I am the initiator of the prior thread, but since my Omni V is still sitting untouched on the work table, I am still interested in doing the recapping properly. I have been seriously considering tant