I'd put a bag of silica gel desiccant in with it and store it in a cool dry place. I see so many corroded rigs at hamfests that have been stored in damp dirty locations. Truly sad. 73, Bob WB2VUF On
Jack: Great story! The radio of choice for portable operation seems to be the Yaesu FT-817. It runs 2.5W on internal battery and 5 W on external power People seem to really like them, though I hear t
I second that. I have a Paragon and an original Corsair. Both work fine. The Paragon has the advantage of general coverage receive and the convenience of keypad entry, but my preferred rig is the Cor
I run my Scout at 30 W. It will run for a couple of hours on a 7 Ah gel battery, but 12 Ah is better. 73, Bob WB2VUF The Scout has been run on larger Gelled battery here, (75AH); but its receiver dra
Yes, the Corsair NB is good for narrow impulse noise pulses, but not very good at wideband noise like power line noise. On the plus side, it does not introduce distortion or intermodulation like othe
Wouldn't a drop of Testor's orange model paint, applied with a Q-tip work? When I bought my Paragon, the dot was missing. I wrote to Ten Tec and they sent me a dot. The paper dots fade in time, so I
Just think how strong his signal would have been if he had installed it the right way! 73, Bob WB2VUF I was astonished at what a great signal this guy had! As Chuck Berry sang: "It goes to show you n
I bought a Ten Tec supply when I bought my Scout years ago. It was actually a model PS-11 made by a company named "TPS" in Olather Kansas. Oddly, I haven't been able to find any information on this c
Here is the W8KC museum with a picture of the MR-1: http://home.comcast.net/~w8kc/mr1.htm http://home.comcast.net/~w8kc/tentec.html I have the board set (TX1, AA1, VO1, and the AC3 15 meter converter
Dave: I bought a Ten Tec TG-38 aluminum box to package mine in. I plan to mount the modules to the bottom of the box with threaded spacers. The Ten Tec wiki says that the MR-1 was intended for bread
The "qrper" blog gave it a good review, comparing it favorably to the Elecraft K2: http://qrper.com/2012/12/a-review-of-ten-tecs-argonaut-vi-qrp-transceiver-model-539/ 73, Bob WB2VUF
Maybe Ten Tec has the documentation. While some old manuals are on their download area, they don't have everything there. A inquiry may bring you a copy or maybe Ten Tec will post it on the download
Tim: I'm not aware of any mods other than changing the caps in the audio filter to correct a design error (the filter was tuned to the wrong frequency). This is on the Ten-Tec wiki. I found bias adju
Tim: Me too. I can't leave anything alone. Check and see if you have the filter mod. If the receive audio peaks at too high a frequency, you need the mod. Other fixes and mods that I know about: Beca
I think the answer is two factors, three if you count operator skill: (1) Use of CW. Even the oldest xmtr or comparable power can put out a clean CW signal. (2) Low noise receiver, no digital hash or
I tried the gray hammertone on a Ten-Tec power supply. It is close in texture and color to the top and bottom covers on the original Corsair and Century 22. Bob WB2VUF On 8/22/2012 6:04 PM, Randy Ran
I agree. The great thing about Field Day is that it can be approached in many ways. Some groups operate it as a high-pressure contest, like an outdoor version of the ARRL Sweepstakes. Other groups tr
More cash for clunkers? No, no, no, FCC keep your hands off my Heathkit HW-100, DX-60A, Corsair, and those historic boat anchors! And EPA, stay away from my classic 1992 Ford Explorer SUV! Let freedo
Stan: The mod is here on the Ten Tec wiki: http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=579audfilter Check the 8 capacitors in the audio filter circuit. If they are 0.0033 uf, change them all to 0.0022 uf.
Thanks, Jim I've only operated QRP on 40m. Which would be the better choice, the 4030 or 4020?. 73, Bob WB2VUF Thanks Jim Wharton NO4A _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing l