What makes it a better cw rig? Besides the qsk
Richard B Drake wrote:
> I have heard this too, many times. My guess would be that it goes
> back to the early days of the Argonaut (sp?) and the Tritons when
> if you wanted a full QSK CW rig, Ten-Tec was the only game in
> town. So, it earned it's early reputation as a CW mans rig and
> that has simply stuck through the years. However, those of us who
> own them know that it goes far deeper than that. I get good
> reports on all modes with my Omni 6+.
>
> ---
> 73, Rich - W3ZJ
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
> > [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> > Behalf Of jreber@es.com
> > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 3:05 PM
> > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TenTec] That's a great CW rig.....
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello gang-
> > I'm just curious why I've so often heard the comment
> > "Oh, yeah, Ten Tec rigs
> > are great for CW" when I tell the op on the other end
> > that I'm using a Ten
> > Tec rig. This happens whether I'm working CW, SSB, or
> > PSK 31, and I've
> > honestly heard this comment (or something very similar)
> > 30 or 40 times in
> > the last 2 years. Now I realize that CW afficienados
> > frequently like Ten Tec
> > rigs (myself included), and they are unquestionably
> > great for CW, but they
> > also seem to work perfectly well for SSB as far as I
> > can tell. Many times
> > (on SSB) the comment is made so as to suggest that Ten
> > Tec's are great CW
> > rigs, but not so good for SSB. What's the reason for
> > this opinion? The only
> > other rigs I have used besides my Omni D and Scout for
> > SSB are an old
> > FPM-300, and a Tempo One. I'm curious how the SSB
> > "experts" on the list feel
> > about Ten Tec's vs. the foreign rigs?
> >
> > I'm hoping the Jupiter will perform well on SSB and CW,
> > as I am considering
> > that for my next rig. It should have identical
> > performance characteristics
> > to the Pegasus. I have worked several stations using
> > the Pegasus on SSB, and
> > all were happy. However, I've only worked one station
> > running a Pegasus on
> > CW. The operator said he liked it just fine for CW.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jason
> > AC7JW
> >
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