With most transceivers, if you make sure that the signal you are receiving is Tuned exactly to your side tone pitch then you will be on the same frequency as them. This is the case with my Omni 6+. I
If someone is really uncertain what frequency they are on, then there are several ways of measuring. Send CQ in CW for example. There are reversed beacon networks and various other tools on the Inter
I need to open up my OMNI 6 Plus and have a good look at a coupe of things: 1) The filter in the N-1 position is NOT at all good. It dramatically INCREASES the QRM in a contest whether using SSB or C
Ed you must be talking about those XE stations tuning up on SSB on the low end of 40m. They groan "hoooooo-la" while they dip the plate control ! SOP Best regards - Bry Carling
Ig not exceeding max specs. And yes of course Rick - that is precisely why we dip Ip first before everything else, and always watch for not exceeding maximum plate current rating as well as maximum I
Some rigs yes. Some rigs no. It doesn't necessarily follow that something is wrong with the equipment. If you want an example, try looking at a Drake manual. Best regards - Bry Carling
Interesting developments. I have a newly rewound HV power transformer installed in my Tentec 422. It appears to be working. No more blowing primary fuses and I now see the 3000V or so that I expect o
Thanks Don - I will call them tomorrow and buy the kit. Or find those 5 parts on the web. This QSK board was already replaced once by the previous owner. It seems to be the other one of two very weak
By the way - I have heard of 7 or 8 of these Centurion HV transformers blowing in recent years and then being rewound. I can imagine that there have been quite a few of the transformers replaced by T
Yes and the good news is my Centurion is up and running after I replaced the two chips on the QSK board today. However the fan still won't run so I need to fix that before using it any more. I always
Thanks Bob - my 422 cebnturion is all fixed and working 100% now. First I installed the newly rewound plate transformer from Gary Brown of TRS. Thanks so much Gary, for the wonderful top-quality rewi
Kim I can think of many reasons. The used amp I bought with relays was a lot cheaper to acquire than a new amp with pin diodes. Even with reopairing it I saved money. Does Ten Tec use PIN diodes in t
Ver yinteresting gary... I have to wonder why some guys will spend $500 for an external accessory to do QSK with their linear amplifier. The system in my TT 422 is so simple. A couple of simple board
Yes, but I think a lot of radio amateurs using good QSK Rigs like the Tentec have managed to convert their amplifiers for QSK operation by adding a circuitboard like the QSK 1500 or the QSK5. I reali
Thank you Rick. I enjoy QSK whatever the background noise is not too high. I frequently have a noise level of about S7 on 80 m and 40m here in Florida. That does not make for a great situation unless
Rick - I would say that the 813 is also a great valve. You used to be able to buy them for $20.- 30 each not too long ago, but because they are out of production ver few manufacturers still want to u