Hi Ivin,
In answer to your question about the Scout, I use mine on cw and fone and do
notice a bit of drift on cw but nothing real noticable on fone. I mainly use
it portable when I go camping with my travel trailer. The only down side to
it is that the band modules are no longer available so it could be a bit
difficult to find all of the bands that he wants. I noticed that the Scouts
I have seen for sale the sellers want to sell the radio with one module and
offer the rest of them for a premium price.
Other than that I think that they are a really good rig for the price.
I hope this is of some help to you.
cu es 73
Dave K6WRF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ivin Flint" <ivinflint@yahoo.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 3:44 PM
Subject: [TenTec] How well is a Scout on SSB?
I had a Ten Tec Scout a couple years ago for a short time but wanted a true
QRP rig so I found it a new home. I liked it quite a bit though I thought
the modules were a draw back. I also know the classic minor drift they
all seem to have. I have QSOed with Scouts on CW and the pitch will go up
or down just slightly but stays pretty much on frequency. I didn't mind
it and thought of it as characteristic.
Now I am in the market to find my brother a HF rig. He can't afford a rig
but I would like to keep him on the air. I talked to him frequently on
75M. (long story), The Scout seems like a good fit. I'm looking for
something for home and field/camping trips. He does only SSB. I never
even connected the mic when I had mine so How well does the scout work on
SSB? Is the minor drift a problem?
I don't do a lot of SSB so I don't have a good feel for how much power is
really needed to not get frustrated. I don't feel QRP is the way to go as
a single HF SSB rig for him (I could be wrong). Any other ideas on
radios?
Thanks
Ivin W9ILF
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