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Re: [TenTec] Corsair Questions

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Corsair Questions
From: "Ralph Howes" <rhowes@greenapple.com>
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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:01:26 -0500
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Thanks Clark:
I appreciated your comments.
Best Regards,
Ralph Howes
W8BVH

----- Original Message ----- From: "Clark Savage Turner" <csturner@kcbx.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Corsair Questions


Hi Kip -

Good to hear you on WSN yesterday. Check the archives (and maybe QRZ reviews?) as these questions have been answered many, many times on this list.

Overall (having had 2 Corsairs and 3 Corsair II's) I'd say that the basic receiver performance is the same, the Corsair II a bit more refined with features (a useful AF bandwidth filter and a keyer in the II). They are fine for digging out weaker signals in QRM (easily as good as many newer radios, better than some). Easy to service. If I didn't find an estate sale OMNI VI in my price range, I'd still have the Corsair. The only complaints I had were (1) a bit of drift in VFO that is fixable and there exists aftermarket fix kits for it, and (2) AF "hiss" from the audio amp that was right in the range of my hearing (but most other Corsair owners have no problem with that, easily handled with proper speaker or simple AF filter.) Very, very good radios. Get at least one IF CW filter. That should do it. See you on 7040. Email me personally if you would like more of my memories on these rigs.

Clark
WA3JPG

On Mar 25, 2006, at 9:33 PM, w6kip@kipwilliams.com wrote:

I'm starting my hunt for a Corsair and hoping to find one in average
condition.

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