I have a Corsair II that I use everyday to log PSK-31 DX. With the external
VFO and 1.8kHz, 500 Hz, and 250 Hz options, I 've worked a lot of DX with
it. I had the digital display recapped and that’s about it. I'll probably
try to keep my Corsair II as long as I can operate and not worry about the
cost of doing so. I'm on my third newer radio from Ten-Tec (Paragon,
OMNI-VI+, and now OMNI-VII) and although the newer radios are better from a
station integration standpoint and have better close-in third order IMD and
blocking, the pure analog dual receive receiver section, and 100w TX QSK of
the Corsair II, still works well when snagging a weak DX station before the
pile-up. And I can still repair and maintain the radio or find someone who
can.
For me the Corsair II is like a Chevy 283 V-8, there's newer equipment, but
the old classic (I know well) still does the job and then some.... it’s a
"keeper"!
73 es DX,
Gary - AB9M
-----Original Message-----
From: Richards
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 7:23 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] CorsairII notch potentiometer
Hi Don... there seems to be no accounting for it. My local friend,
Chuck AJ8W, has been working on another guy's TT Omni C for nearly 6
months, and is only now getting on to the final fix. I don 't think
these things are explained by any sort of cost-benefit analysis.
His wife says his is "crazy."
Maybe he is. ;-)
Happy Trails.
======================= Richards / K8JHR =========================
On 2/12/2011 6:37 PM, Don Rasmussen wrote:
Steve - I could not help but notice that you are sure spending an aweful
large amount of time working on a very old radio. ;-)
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