A quick look at some of what's on the market now. Based solely on new and used 100W radios seen today on the Ham Radio Outlet web site. Price is rounded to nearest whole dollar. In order of decreasin
I have one of these and use it with my 599 when not operating off the marine battery. I also use it on the bench where the current metering and adjustable voltage are handy for experimenting. Voltage
I got the frequency counter set up today and decided to hack a 4 pole Cohn ladder filter. Crystals were only matched for frequency. It worked pretty well in the Eagle. However, the center frequency w
Good day all! I'm setting up a basic shack (radio, key, dipole) at my 85 YO mom's house. Something to get on the air for a few hours between cutting the grass and other chores. Looking for one of the
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Assembled a quad on S and M. Put it up T. First contact today, W. RX 559 from K2KA FN42. Worked from Atlanta EM73TS. If you have an Eagle, put up a 6m antenna! 2 x 86" pieces 3/4" PVC, two 3/4" PVC c
Check out the data sheet. There are other packages and manufacturers. SN75468D is TI version. I believe the pin out is the same but check to be sure. 73, -Bob ah7i/w4 -- -do not look into LASER with
Almost forgot. Arrow has the SN75468D in stock for like 90 cents or so. Free shipping to .edu address. Arrow also runs other 'free' ship offers. 73, -Bob ah7i/w4 -- -do not look into LASER with remai
Aloha gents! Slowly working toward the mobile(pickup truck CW) Eagle. Of course, what happens is something else gets in the way. In this case, work at my mom's house and the notorious Chevy 4.3L inta
Has anyone noticed a change in the CW offset when using split operation for a while? -Bob ah7i -- -do not look into LASER with remaining eye! _______________________________________________ TenTec ma
I am using a battery at present. It works well but but I do not charge indoors and with an expectation of increased operating time, charging is going to be a hassle. Also, once past 20% discharge, it
Does anyone have an electronic copy of this manual. I can not find it at the TenTec web site. I'd like to examine with an eye toward rolling my own. I read somewhere that it is actually four separate
Robert Thanks for info on HP supplies. I actually have one and have used it to power the Herc 2. I was able to trim the voltage up to 12.3 at the edge connector. The best this gets me at the collecto
Bob I do not know what is up. I have been replying to your emails. I have not been receiving any bounces. Perhaps they are going to your spam folder? In case you don't find the latest, just sent, ple
Bob My number 404-822-8255 I'm in Atlanta Call AH7I/W4 (Honolulu/Atlanta) Former call WB4MNF at current Atlanta QTH. (*^*&%)*^ email :-) 73, -Bob -- -do not look into LASER with remaining eye! ______
OK. I ran into a problem with split today. I use it for split frequency all the time on CW. Alas, it will not allow for different mode settings. I wanted to call a weak SSB station on 6m using CW. I
Does anyone know if Tentec will be producing electronics enclosures? I would really like to have an enclosure that matches my Eagle. I'd like to put a power supply, speaker, antenna switch, relay for
I have a low pass filter board for a 565/566. I want a tuner board for a 565/566, 588, or 599. I was planning to use the filter board with a home brew, ala wa2eby, 50w HF amplifier. Amp morphed into
Aloha Mike! Either will work. If you use the 1/8" jack make sure to wire your plug with ring and sleeve shorted. The Eagle checks for this to learn if you have a straight key or a paddIe connected. I
Make a note of noise levels in the cabin, no antenna. Now grab some clip leads and try it with the car battery. Car off. Away from the cabin. No antenna. If you still have noise, make a note of how i