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181. Re: [TenTec] help in soldering pl259 outside (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:37:33 -0400
HEAT is the answer - ballast - I use a $50 cheapo Weller solder station and have no problems because I use the biggest, fattest tip available for it. Just plain need a fat tip. Wattage is not the iss
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00085.html (9,267 bytes)

182. Re: [TenTec] Corsair frequencies wrong (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:11:41 -0400
Your penance is to run ten laps around your antenna farm. == Anonymous... K8JHR == == _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00102.html (8,316 bytes)

183. Re: [TenTec] help in soldering pl259 outside (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:17:33 -0400
Yes. I use a "burnishing tool" to remove the oxide off any such connector, regardless of metal type, which I purchased from RS when I was a kid. == JHR == Get a small enough steel-bristle brush == __
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00103.html (8,145 bytes)

184. Re: [TenTec] help in soldering pl259 outside (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:40:35 -0400
My local engineering team tells me the gold are easy to solder to, but that gold is not the best conductor for connectors. These are retired aerospace radio engineers who developed radar and radio co
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00109.html (8,286 bytes)

185. Re: [TenTec] Trade (i.e. help out a stupid, new Ten-Tec user) (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:33:58 -0400
I see no dilemma... You simply complete the Jupiter deal, and install the rig in the shack. You then locate and purchase the older rig of your dreams, and run both. You enjoy the best of the old and
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00119.html (8,168 bytes)

186. Re: [TenTec] Marriage of Flex 5000 and Orion 2 (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:02:29 -0400
Gee.... that sounds good. == K8JHR == been == _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00158.html (7,853 bytes)

187. Re: [TenTec] Jupiter Solid Aluminum Main Tuning Dial (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:42:46 -0400
I may be interested... but I would be more likely to spring for one costing about $30.... In any case, they are really sharp looking, as is, and if the later ones are more polished production, they w
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00161.html (8,324 bytes)

188. Re: [TenTec] Jupiter Solid Aluminum Main Tuning Dial (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:04:13 -0400
I thought it was 4 oz... which would make it weigh 113 grams... I think... Does that change the weight/mass result? == James -K8JHR == == On 4/12/2010 9:36 AM, David Goncalves wrote: ________________
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00166.html (10,539 bytes)

189. Re: [TenTec] Jupiter Solid Aluminum Main Tuning Dial (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:41:24 -0400
1) Hey.... you ASKED for comments and feedback. You should not complain you got what you asked for. Now you scold us for getting excited and involved in the process. NUTS. 2) MY original knob is made
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00182.html (13,343 bytes)

190. Re: [TenTec] soldering pl259 (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:17:01 -0400
I agree... just use the largest, fattest tip they make for it. Mass... heat... that does it. == K8JHR == ____________________________________________________ _________________________________________
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00218.html (8,447 bytes)

191. Re: [TenTec] soldering pl259 (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:19:22 -0400
The local rabble prefer the "crimp" on connectors you describe. They are available from many vendors. == K8JHR == _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00219.html (8,353 bytes)

192. Re: [TenTec] Encoder shaft stability (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:01:58 -0400
I don't have that problem with my Omni VII. == K8JHR == every on other T/T rig with an encoder, I've seen varying amounts of encoder shaft wobble. == _______________________________________________ T
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00223.html (7,547 bytes)

193. Re: [TenTec] soldering pl259 (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:49:00 -0400
What is the fascination in these connectors? I buy them all the time for $10 each from Burghardt Amateur Supply (yes, they still sell stuff at retail if it is still in stock...) These connectors are
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00225.html (11,214 bytes)

194. Re: [TenTec] soldering pl259 (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:55:38 -0400
These connectors are known as Part No. "RFU-503 Waterproof UHF Plug, Clamp" available from RF Connectors - A Division of RF Industries, Inc., 7610 Miramar Drive, San Diego, CA 92126, (858) 549-6340.
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00227.html (8,331 bytes)

195. Re: [TenTec] Orion2 Firmware Update (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:58:13 -0400
yes. == K8JHR == == _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00323.html (8,989 bytes)

196. Re: [TenTec] Paragon board adjustments (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:26:48 -0400
Hi Stuart... is that the same thing as this old adage? "If you FIX something long enough... eventually you will surely break it." Happy trails and 73. == Richards - K8JHR == _________________________
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00361.html (7,297 bytes)

197. Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII vs. K3 ? Opinions invited. (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:05:07 -0400
A lot of damage has been done in the cause of peer pressure. Many guys will merely advice you to get whatever works for them, and it is difficult to find an unbiased opinion based on feature set, er
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00389.html (12,494 bytes)

198. Re: [TenTec] Buying on EBay (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:33:47 -0400
I also have good luck with PayPal, and love its convenience, but I know of many true horror stories where they were just awful to deal with and once it goes wrong, it seems to go very, very wrong. So
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00401.html (8,926 bytes)

199. Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII vs. K3 ? Opinions invited. (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:23:28 -0400
ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU SAY GOOD ABOUT THE K3 AND ELECRAFT CAN BE SAID ABOUT TEN-TEC AND THE OMNI II. You give good advice about asking questions about the facts and circumstances behind claims of good
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00405.html (15,332 bytes)

200. Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII vs. K3 ? Opinions invited. (score: 1)
Author: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:24:42 -0400
YES... I HAVE SEVERAL IN THE SHACK. == K8JHR == _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
/archives//html/TenTec/2010-04/msg00407.html (8,695 bytes)


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