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121. [TenTec] A new QRP radio (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net ( Bob, WB2VUF); Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 22:17:21 -0500; Good point, Bill. Smallness isn't everything. I really don't like the tiny displays and tinny audio on some of the HT's. Ten Tec likes to use nice big displays and reasonably sized knobs. The real ba; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-11/msg00271.html (10,027 bytes)
122. [TenTec] scout (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 06:46:26 -0400; My Scout seems to like dynamic mikes. I typically use a Shure CM-14AE "controlled magnetic reluctance" mike. It sounds a little better than the electret mikes, though the Ten Tec mobile mike works fi; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-10/msg00135.html (7,209 bytes)
123. [TenTec] Scout problems (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net ( Bob, WB2VUF); Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 09:55:05 -0400; Definitely try the chokes on the power lead. The frequency display jumping around is a symptom of voltage drop in the power cable, RF getting into the power supply and causing the regulator to drop t; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-10/msg00214.html (12,471 bytes)
124. [TenTec] Scout problems (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net ( Bob, WB2VUF); Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:01:48 -0400; This reminds me of something else: Unlike synthesized radios, the Scout uses an LC permeability tuned VFO (PTO). The VFO coil is sensitive to magnetic fields. Placing a power supply too close to the; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-10/msg00215.html (10,376 bytes)
125. [TenTec] Scout problems (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net ( Bob, WB2VUF); Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 19:48:12 -0400; Here is the procedure that I use to assure an optimum fit for the band modules: Remove the knobs. Remove the top and bottom covers. Remove the 4 screws that hold the sides of the front panel to the c; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-10/msg00225.html (8,617 bytes)
126. [TenTec] 607 Paddle (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 09:02:39 -0400; I like it. It could use a bit more weight, but there is plenty of room inside the case to add extra weight. You can adjust it for a very light touch. I wouldn't take my precious Brown Brothers padddl; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-08/msg00050.html (7,007 bytes)
127. [TenTec] Backyard mast (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 20:31:32 -0400; I plan to try one of those fiberglass extensible painter's poles. They have telescoping sections that lock with a twist of the wrist. Sears Hardware has 16 footers for $22 and Home Depot has a 24 foo; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-08/msg00119.html (8,856 bytes)
128. [TenTec] Backyard mast (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:58:38 -0400; I get the impression that it is their own product because it is ordered from Worldradio. I don't really know anything about it. I might try the Worldradio mast instead of a painting pole. The price c; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-08/msg00130.html (10,687 bytes)
129. [TenTec] Scout 17m Module problem (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:24:03 -0400; The 17 meter (18 MHz) band module for my Scout is behaving strangely. When the module is plugged in the S-meter reading rises to about S2 and there is a strange quality to the background noise. It is; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-08/msg00138.html (6,611 bytes)
130. [TenTec] 1220 "birdies"? (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 20:41:49 -0400; Mine has birdies at 144.0 and 148.0 but none at 145.35. 73, Bob WB2VUF; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-08/msg00173.html (8,187 bytes)
131. [TenTec] NB & fuse query (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 17:01:32 -0400; Thanks for that explanatio, Carl. Now I know why the power supply breaker doesn't trip when I accidently run my Paragon I into an open or short. 73, Bob WB2VUF -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.co; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-05/msg00284.html (9,691 bytes)
132. [TenTec] Jupiter Input (One more thing) (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:05:46 -0400; The clever thing about the 1254 is that it has an automatic front end attenuator that is driven by the AGC bus. 73, Bob WB2VUF -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/tentec Submissions: tentec@; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-04/msg00240.html (8,008 bytes)
133. [TenTec] Was "new Ten Tec etc", comments and new topic (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:20:20 -0400; Don't overlook the heater/AC ventilation blower, especially of your vehicle is getting older. The blower on my '92 Explorer puts out a lot of hash that sounds like ignition noise but increases when t; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-04/msg00242.html (11,354 bytes)
134. [TenTec] Corsair I frequency drift (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:00:20 -0400; If its drifting "up and down", I would suspect the PTO mechanism. It might need rebuilding or relubrication. If drift is in one direction, it is warmup drift. Each Corsair PTO was individually temper; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-04/msg00300.html (8,909 bytes)
135. [TenTec] Coorsair II "Quirk" (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:05:26 -0400; Yes, all Corsairs work this way. I have a Corsair I. I think that the decision was based on the mixing scheme, not on any whim by Ten Tec. I'll have to do the math with the PTO, BFO and HFO frequenci; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-04/msg00301.html (10,868 bytes)
136. [TenTec] Semi-deaf Corsair II (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:58:55 -0400; Jim, it could be the T/R relay. This is the reed relay that switches the receiver input to the antenna. If the problem is only on 1 or 2 bands, check the underside of the bandpass board. Some of the; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-04/msg00333.html (11,375 bytes)
137. [TenTec] Off-topic: Walker Tompkins, K6ATX books (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 10:22:23 -0500; Yes, the Walker Tompkins books were a big influence on me when I was a kid. I loved them, especially "CQ Ghost Ship" and "SOS at Midnight" Long before ARRL picked them up, the books were reprinted in; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-03/msg00051.html (7,336 bytes)
138. [TenTec] WANTED: 4 to 12 amp, switching power supply for QRP (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 20:21:34 -0500; Ten Tec sold a lighweight switching supply for the Scout. The power supply can deliver 11 amps. It works very nicely. The supply was actually made by a company called TPS. It is model PS-11. Ten Tec; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-03/msg00071.html (8,392 bytes)
139. [TenTec] Scout Question (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 20:25:44 -0500; The frequency jumping complaint is overblown. It only happens during long high speed transmissions especially when the rdaio is subjected to rapid temperature changes. I very seldom notice it. It jus; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-03/msg00072.html (8,248 bytes)
140. [TenTec] Fw: [Icom] 222 MHz transverter...Ten Tec ...are youlistening ?? (score: 1): Author: wb2vuf@qsl.net (Bwana Bob); Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:44:12 -0500; Nay, says I. The "best selling rig of all time" was the Heathkit HW-100/101. (Still, the IC 706 is a mighty popular radio, despite the fact that only thedisplay is green). Sorr, but I couldn't resist; /archives//html/TenTec/2001-03/msg00146.html (7,883 bytes)

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