Good to hear from you Perry. I remember back in the old Scout days when you
would start up from a stop light how the Scout would QSY. I could tell a lot
about your driving habits by monitoring your frequency.
Steve Ellington
N4LQ
When two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
----- Original Message -----
From: <w8au@sssnet.com>
To: <Tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 2:25 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Re:Scout instability?
> At 10:08 PM 03/02/2002 -0500, Steve wrote:
> >Are you saying that Jack W4SON's Scout didn't jump or he at one time
> >had a prototype that didn't jump? I remember his Scout as a real jumper.
>
> Yes, Dear ole' Jack just did not do anything with that problem, but
existed
> with it!
> His problem was a hundredfold greater than any other Scout ever had!
> This was probably the greatest cause for the indictment of the Scout as a
> less than standard performer. Had he taken care of it early, there would
have
> been a lot less comment on Scouts. (I used to bug him about taking care
of
> that problem...!) Remember the old adage, "The cobbler's children have
no
> shoes....(or have poor shoes?)" Well, Jack, being a good technician for
> Aeronautical Radio for many years, fits that description. He may fix a
lot of
> equipment for ARINC and other folks, but never gets to his own...!!
>
> Not sure about Jack and the prototype, but my prototype loaned for testing
> (and later purchased) was a fine performer and I still use it mobile/CW.
> I had also received a "first production run" Scout, which I also used and
> found that the frequency correction "loop" DID push the PTO around at
random.
> However, after returning this unit to TT for repair, (they replaced the
RISC
> microprocessor) it became as stable as my proto unit.
>
> _________
> He now runs an IC-706. I think most die hard cw Scout users have since
> switched to other
> >rigs out of despiratation.
> _________
>
> Beg to differ on that point. I still hear them and I have no plans to
> retire mine. I occasionally
> pull the microprocessor and reseat it in the socket to keep the
connections
> good, and it
> keeps purring along. Is it as rock solid as a synthesizer...no, but I
> find that wintertime
> conditions push the Scouts "lock" limits.... going from an ice-cold
vehicle
> interior to being
> in the 130 degree heater blast will cause the PTO to exceed the 700-800 Hz
> lock limits. I
> compensate by turning the little beast off and then back on to reset the
> "afc." Then
> perhaps do it again as the car reaches ambient temp. After
that....normality.
>
> As Jack Burchfield told me after I critiqued a few things.... "whataya
want
> for $495?"
> (original price) :-) :-) I'm happy that Jack is a good
> businessman in addition to
> a good engineer..... I have to reluctantly agree with him....and TT also
> stays in business!
>
> About the IC706..... I would have one, too, if only the transmitted CW
> note and QSK
> were at TT level....... they're not, and I won't have one until they are.
>
> FWIW, and 73,
>
> Perry w8au
>
>
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