The 756 Pro scopes work great...better than the old Heath and Kenwood ones.
In fact, a nice feature....if you see a low, open/dead spot on the band, you
can put a marker there. Now, just tune the rig 'till the marker is
centered....and you're there!!! Works out extra well on 6 meters. You see
a quick blip or tune up? Put a marker there, tune to that spot....and wait
for the guy to transmit again. Or yell a quick "QRZ?" and perhaps make a
contact. On a usually dead band like 6, that would be impossible with any
other 6 meter rig!
...Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Harpole" <k4vud@hotmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Band Scopes
Yep, I had the Heath pan adapter band scope thing, too
for a while. A real band scope like Heath and Kenwood
are a huge help in finding a hole when changing to a new band
in a contest..... so I miss these oldies but goodies....
Today u just get some jagged lines up from the bottom
of the display, more like a mountain scene. 73
Charles Harpole
k4vud@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:20:41 -0500
To: tentec@contesting.com
From: w5aer@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Band Scopes
The SM-220/230 scope sounds very much like the Heathkit Pan-adapter, from
back in the 60's.
Had one on my 2 meter rig (AM). Since most of us were crystal controlled,
it made finding a reply to a CQ very easy.
Not having a chance to use a band scope on HF (other than the one on my
O7) I am not sure have helpful it would be.
Old memories...
--
73
Art
W5AER
Houston (we have a problem)
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:17:26 -0500, Charles Harpole
wrote:
Having bought a TS-950sdx specifically to use the matching
SM-220 or SM-230 scope, I know what a real time, actual
trace bandscope looks like. It is so much better and more
handy than any of the things offered today, including K3,
ORION, and 9000 because , among other reasons, the 950
system did not stop scanning when u tuned but u could
actually see you move toward a sig pip in uninterrupted
real time. Unfortunately, the SM-230 had to be hooked
to a TS-950, so I sold the whole system.
73
Charles Harpole
k4vud@hotmail.com
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