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1. [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: "Gary H. Harmon, Jr." <gharmon@idworld.net>; Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:05:56 -0600; I picked up a very nice Ten-Tec 229A tuner in a trade. I was just wondering what its value might be. Thanks and 73, Gary H. Harmon, Jr. - K5JWK - HAM Radio and ATARI Archaeologist 6003 Archwood San A; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00135.html (7,466 bytes)
2. Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: Clayton Brantley via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 00:05:41 +0000 (UTC); I bought one at the last TenTec fest for $180. Did the upgrade to replace the .01 disk capswith doorknobs and had to buy a dial cord. I also replace the #47 dial lamps with LEDs.I would ask $225 th; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00161.html (8,799 bytes)
3. Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: "Gary H. Harmon, Jr." <gharmon@idworld.net>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 11:46:11 -0600; Clayton, Is there a written mod somewhere about replacing the caps and which ones? Also, did you get the dial cord from Ten-Tec? My elastic dial cord has seen better days too. 73, Gary H. Harmon, Jr.; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00167.html (9,919 bytes)
4. Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 10:24:40 -0800; Gary: Check the article on my site at: http://n6ie.com/Ten_Tec_238.html It is based on the 238, which is pretty much the same as the 229 and the mod has worked very well with high power on the low ba; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00169.html (11,220 bytes)
5. Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:14:27 -0800; I've seen recommendations to replace all of the fixed caps with doorknobs. That's a bit of overkill. :) I ran my Ten Tec 229 and 238 tuners at legal limit, and there were several caps that eventually; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00173.html (8,662 bytes)
6. Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: Clayton Brantley via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:16:41 +0000 (UTC); Gary: The mod is here: http://n6ie.com/Ten_Tec_238.html I did get the dial cord kit from TenTec and have one left over. Don't remember the cost, but can look it up. 73 Clayton N4EV From: "Gary H; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00174.html (11,048 bytes)
7. Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: Clayton Brantley via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 01:25:51 +0000 (UTC); Jim: The 229/238 will run at legal limit for quite a while on almost all bands. The problemrears it's head on 160 meters where you might run into some weird mis-matches. At lowpower it seems to wo; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00175.html (10,124 bytes)
8. Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: Jim Allen <jim.allen@longhornband.net>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 19:54:16 -0600; Isn't it true that heating means less than optimum efficiency...... all that power heating the tuner instead of putting fire in the wire? 73 de W6OGC Jim Allen Sent from my iPad _____________________; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00176.html (10,931 bytes)
9. Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:05:18 -0800; I came up with that mod when I was tuning a bent sloper on 160 that had a weird impedance that caused so much current through the stock caps that they started smoking with 100 Watts. You can tell whe; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00177.html (12,234 bytes)
10. Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec 229A Tuner Value (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:56:48 -0800; Sorry Clayton, these tuners are NOT good for legal limit for "quite a while" with the "stock" fixed capacitors. I've owned eight of these tuners, and several of the fixed caps fried in nearly all of; /archives//html/TenTec/2016-02/msg00178.html (10,359 bytes)

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