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Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 01:41:28 +0100
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In that case you use 10w.
(Or do I need to make a chart for each amp on the market?) ;-)

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of GARY HUBER
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 11:54 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology

When 33W input takes you to 1500W out, 30W initial is very aggressive.



-----Original Message-----
From: R. Eric Sluder - W9WLW
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 4:27 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment ; Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP ; 'Discussion of
Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology

Rick,

I do a 25/30 watt drive tune up for resonance as well.  Helps my very old
AL-80a not grown so much. :-)

73 - Eric
W9WLW





<snip>
|The only thing I do different in practice is, I first tune for max 
|smoke with about 30w of drive, just to get everything in resonance, 
|then I proceed as described above.
|
|Dip?  40 years ago, maybe!
|
|73 - Rick, DJ0IP
|(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
|
|
|-----Original Message-----
|From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob 
|McGraw
|- K4TAX
|Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 10:00 PM
|To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
|Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
|
|The only thing I ever "dip" is a little chew.
|
|73
|Bob,  K4TAX
|
|
|----- Original Message -----
|From: "Brian Carling" <bcarling@cfl.rr.com>
|To: "Ed Purvis" <wa4njy@yahoo.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
|<tentec@contesting.com>
|Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 2:18 PM
|Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
|
|
|> Ed you must be talking about those XE stations tuning up on SSB on
|the low
|
|> end of 40m. They groan "hoooooo-la" while they dip the plate control
|!
|> SOP
|>
|> Best regards - Bry Carling
|>
|>
|>
|>> On Feb 22, 2014, at 8:29 PM, Ed Purvis <wa4njy@yahoo.com> wrote:
|>>
|>> There are some on hi-fi sideband that I am not sure they are talking
|or
|>> their stomach is making noise.
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>> ________________________________
|>> From: Steve Berg <wa9jml@frontier.com>
|>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
|>> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 8:12 PM
|>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>> As part of my collection, I have Drake 2B receiver and a Gonset
|GSB100
|>> phasing exciter.  One night I wound up in a round table with a bunch
|of
|>> HiFi SSB aficionados 0n 40 meters.  These guys were running advanced 
|>> equalizers and high-end microphones. Then had the latest Oriental 
|>> Transceivers. They even had audio spectrum analyzers to check out
|each
|>> others signals.  So, I asked for an evaluation, and they were quite 
|>> complimentary.  So, they asked what I was running, and I told them a
|>> 1957 vintage phasing exciter with a D104 mic.  They were amazed!
|Sure,
|>> it drifts, and it is hard to get it right on frequency by
|zerobeating
|>> the receiver BFO with the carrier on the exciter.  But it is a lot
|of
|>> fun to use.
|>>
|>> Steve WA9JML
|>>
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