My Argosy II is suffering of a VFO problem: on same specific VFO position the frequency jump around about 1 KHz and the tuning is impossible or can be done with high difficulties. I suspect this is d
Hi Giorgio, I have a couple of questions... 1) Have you called TenTec? They may be able to give you a very short list of things to check. 2) Does your PTO tune smoothly? 3) When you tune in a signal,
Author: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:41:23 -0500
Sounds just like my Corsair II was when I got it. The tuning was most difficult at the lower frequencies in a band. That's because the screw loading spring is more compressed with the slug deeper in
Hi Ed and thank you for your reply. 1) I did it and I'm waiting for a reply (You was faster) 2) Yes, I there is any apparent mechanical friction 3) If I try tu tune on same specific VFO position (2 t
Jerry, that's sound very interesting. I'll investigate to see if I have the same problem. I already wrote to Ten-Tec service, any way and if they can replace the PTO I'll do it. Ciao and thank you Gi
It's starting to sound like a mechanical problem with the PTO tuning as Jerry described earlier, and a rebuild may fix it. It's not expensive or difficult to do; it just takes some time. That's what
Author: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:20:15 -0500
The rebuild kit with all the parts grease costs about $25 from Tentec. Its not hard to install, but tedious and its a good idea to work on a serving tray to capture the three little loose balls. It i
A few years back, I had the same problem with a Corsair. A PTO rebuild fixed it. Ten-Tec sells a PTO rebuild kit with instructions. I'm not that good with my hands, so it took me about four hours to
Sounds like it's time to rebuild the PTO. -- Tod Glenn N7WD NAQCC #1283 SKCC #1444 FISTS #12134 ARCI #12420 n7wd@cordite.com _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec
I'd like to thank you all friends that replied to my message giving me very good suggestions. I reached the conclusion that I have to retrofit the PTO; a complete PTO is not longer available with Ten