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FOR SALE: Re: [TenTec] info on Delta (Delta "1" model 580?)

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Subject: FOR SALE: Re: [TenTec] info on Delta (Delta "1" model 580?)
From: WB6TMY@radions.net (W B Reese)
Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 12:14:12 -0700
Dear TenTec Fellows,

I have a Delta 580 I would like to sell for $300.

It has the narrow CW filter and the noise blanker.  Also, it has the 
matching mike that is ceramic, not capacitor which the Delta will not run.

You pay the shipping.

Very 73,

Tracy@radions.net
WB6TMY CFO #1000

At 10:18 AM 5/6/2002 -0400, N4NT wrote:
>I always thought the Delta 580 was a pretty good rig.  I can tell you
>that Al Kahn (of Ten-Tec fame) had his choice of rigs and ran the 580
>mobile for a long time.  The only major shortcoming in my book is that
>the frequency display counter pre-scales for each band crystal.  Since
>the pre-scaling is not necessarily the same as the crystal's
>frequency, the display is not accurate, being off maybe 2 kHz on a
>band and off 2 kHz the opposite direction on another band.  For me,
>that was really bothersome -- I can do better with an analog rig and a
>calibrator.  Otherwise, the QSK is great and the rig always worked
>smooth for me.
>
>It's value on today's market if in excellent shape would be about $300
>US, depending on what options are installed (noise blanker, CW filter,
>etc.).
>
>73, Mike N4NT

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