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Re: [TenTec] Modern version of the Tec Tec Corsair - please, Ten Tec!

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Modern version of the Tec Tec Corsair - please, Ten Tec!
From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
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Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 08:45:52 +0200
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UNFORTUNATELY I think Bob is right.
I would love to own such a radio, but it just ain't gonna happen.

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


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 5:20 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Modern version of the Tec Tec Corsair - please, Ten
Tec!

Although the Corsair design and performance has merits, I also believe the
true buyer market is not sufficient to support any R & D, marketing, and
sales efforts.  I view this to be true in the face of the current trends
with DSP economical technology.  

Bob, K4TAX


Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 2, 2014, at 11:30 AM, John Farler <k4avx1@windstream.net> wrote:
> 
> Ok on the if structure of the Corsair. I don't have an original paper 
> manual, just a download, so I'm going to print it and take another 
> gander at every thing, since it's now my backup that I'll use almost every
day.
> 
> I remember the first time I used a digitally processed rig - a Kenwood
> 870 I believe they first came out with with much ballyhoo.  Used a 
> friend's with him on FD, and it sounded like water gurgling at a high 
> frequency all the time.  It would slice the signals, but I ended up 
> with a big headache from hearing all the digital artifacts.
> 
> Next was the OmniVI+, which in my estimation, was just about right in 
> it's nr processing.  It seemed to make the CW just jump out of the 
> background and noise.  No artifacts here, but it may be in the audio 
> line, I don't remember.
> 
> I haven't learned all about the Eagle yet, and I'm amazed by its small 
> size.  I sometimes drag it around on the table trying to hook 
> something up in back, but my shack is about reorganized enough from 
> the big Omni V+ that I shouldn't have to do that much.
> 
> The Eagle can be taken out of the NR mode, and it works very well with 
> good audio -  I may hook up to an external speaker, which could 
> improve it, I suppose.  I've not used it quite enough to know all 
> about adjusting RF and AF gain with NR in, but I'm getting better.  As 
> far as the roofing filters, I operate CW wider than most, wide enough 
> to keep the wide filter in for casual operating, but appreciate the 
> narrow bandwidth capability during crowded conditions and contests.
> 
> John, K4AVX
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