- 21. Re: [TenTec] Ford vehicle RF noise. (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:22:01 -0400
- I forgot: Also put coaxial bypass caps on the heater motor leads. I found the heater blower to be a significant source on noise in my Explorer and most cars have the blower running all the time. If y
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-10/msg00128.html (11,792 bytes)
- 22. Re: [TenTec] Ford vehicle RF noise. (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:49:37 -0400
- You might have the noise. I know the Explorer fuel pump is notorious and Taurus may have a similar pump. A friend (W5AQP) had a Taurus, I think it was a late 80's or early 90's one. He was able to li
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-10/msg00129.html (9,019 bytes)
- 23. Re: [TenTec] reduce RF Gain on a Scout? (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:54:55 -0400
- That would be me, but I took the mod out because I wanted to use different mics and I wanted the Scout to work more like its original condition. Since then I've been considering other ideas for reduc
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-10/msg00235.html (10,019 bytes)
- 24. Re: [TenTec] Scout question (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:24:49 -0400
- I find the noise blanker in the Scout to be very effective for impulse noise, but of course not so good for hash like fuel pump motor noise. My only complaint is that with the NB on, I get some filte
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-10/msg00236.html (8,481 bytes)
- 25. Re: [TenTec] reduce RF Gain on a Scout? (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:54:45 -0500
- Ken: Yes! I just completed development and test of a really simple mod. I had developed the mod that uses the mic. gain control but have since removed that mod. This new mod is really simple and I di
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-11/msg00325.html (9,292 bytes)
- 26. Re: [TenTec] ot (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:50:22 -0500
- The Nighthawks on 7255 have disappeared, too. What happened to them? Bob WB2VUF _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/m
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-11/msg00572.html (7,531 bytes)
- 27. Re: [TenTec] ot Nighthawks (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:34:05 -0500
- Vic: Thanks for the update. I hope they come back. I used to enjoy checking in with my Scout when I go cabin camping in PA. 73, Bob WB2VUF _______________________________________________ TenTec maili
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00003.html (8,632 bytes)
- 28. Re: [TenTec] Subject: Abbreviations used by amateurs.doc (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:23:52 -0500
- No HF, even as backup? Ancient history now, but I was in Tel Aviv on business in 1993 and all the embassies I saw had HF antennas on the rooftops. Interestingly, most were dipoles fed with 600 ohm op
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00205.html (10,465 bytes)
- 29. Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec 229 Tuner on 160M (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:27:25 -0500
- John: How do you feed the dipole? I have a Drake MN-7 (cosmetically almost a perfect match to my Corsair). It loads the my 80m coax-fed dipole on 160m, but not perfectly. I'm thinking of switching to
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00207.html (8,339 bytes)
- 30. Re: [TenTec] managing shortwave listening OII (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:02:26 -0500
- John: I don't know about the "manipulate" function, since this would imply a program that would control the O II, but I have found SW management software that looks intriguing. I haven't tried it mys
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00258.html (7,796 bytes)
- 31. Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec 229 Tuner on 160M (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:18:02 -0500
- Thanks, Bob Yes, my coax-fed 80m dipole only works on 80m and its odd harmonics. That's why I'm planning to switch to balanced feed. After reading the material on W2DU, Walt Maxwell' site, I'm going
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00259.html (12,697 bytes)
- 32. Re: [TenTec] Embassy Antennas (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:00:09 -0500
- Well, the embassies that I saw were all in an urban area at the shores of the Med. There was no room for big antenna arrays. The HF antennas had to fit completely on the embassy rooftops, hence most
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00320.html (12,278 bytes)
- 33. Re: [TenTec] Embassy Antennas (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:07:36 -0500
- 30 51J4's must have been a sight to behold! Probably got hot in that room, too. I have a picture of a navy station in Antarctica that had a bank of R390's. In 1998 when I was in Switzerland, I saw a
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00321.html (11,374 bytes)
- 34. Re: [TenTec] managing shortwave listening OII (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:11:43 -0500
- Yes, a firmware upgrade might be in order. On the Paragon, I can step through the memories using the main tuning knob. How does the Argonaut V step through the memories? 73, Bob WB2VUF ______________
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00322.html (9,750 bytes)
- 35. Re: [TenTec] A tad off topic...solar updates (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:49:09 -0500
- Mike: I like the "HAP" predictions from the Australian National Observatory. I have the url... somewhere. Its in the form of a world map color coded by frequency bands, and coverage areas. Its very e
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00564.html (9,093 bytes)
- 36. Re: [TenTec] OMNI6 PLUS Alignment procedure needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:27:25 -0500
- It does take many hours to write and produce a service manual, but TT could sell them separately for those who want them. When I bought my Icom R-71A, I bought the service manual too, and I'm very gl
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00790.html (10,696 bytes)
- 37. Re: [TenTec] OMNI6 PLUS Alignment procedure needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:48:01 -0500
- I don't think there's really a need to do an end-to-end alignment. Experience with my Paragon, purchased new in 1991, is that the only things that goes out of alignment are the crystal oscillators, d
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-01/msg00022.html (10,166 bytes)
- 38. Re: [TenTec] Corsair II & Titan 425 (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:46:26 -0500
- Wow, I thought I was the only one still using the 8044 chip. Mine is really old, but never needs anything but a new battery every few years. The circuit I used has the keyer chip driving a reed relay
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-01/msg00024.html (10,057 bytes)
- 39. Re: [TenTec] Model Names (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:47:58 -0500
- Not to mention Argonaut, Argosy and Corsair. Its because Heathkit had already used up all of the native American tribal names back in the '60's. 73, Bob WB2VUF _______________________________________
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-01/msg00061.html (8,214 bytes)
- 40. Re: [TenTec] greetings! (score: 1)
- Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>
- Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:02:59 -0500
- Welcome, John, and, yes, they are excellent SSB radios, too. 73, Bob WB2VUF _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailm
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-01/msg00083.html (8,282 bytes)
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