Warms my heart to see W9AC and N4LQ posting on the Ten-Tec reflector
lately, like the good old days!!!
Only want to add one comment Steve. I'm almost certain you already know
this, but I think there was a significant jump in noise from the Omni ABCD
to the Corsair series and then another jump up to the Omni V/VI series.
You can mitigate much of the Corsair noise by replacing the AF op-amps etc,
as described here: http://corsair.wikidot.com/corsair-opamp . I think my
Omni VI is as quiet as my Corsair, but both of them have been heavily
tinkered with.
Barry N1EU
On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Steve Ellington <steven4lq@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I had a loaded K3s then bought an IC-7300 and the noise level was slightly
> lower to the point that the K3s started gathering dust.
> Recently I picked up a couple of Corsair II's having forgotten what they
> were like. After listening to the Corsair II for a while the noise coming
> from the IC-7300 sounds like Darth Vader's breathing. Just a few minutes
> ago I tried to have a QSO with a guy and I was having a terrible time
> trying to copy his CW. I switched to the Corsair II and felt total relief
> flood by frazzled brain. I kicked in the 500 hz xtal filter. The noise
> actually goes down instead of up as it does in DSP rigs. I then brought in
> about 50% audio filtering and he sounded like a CPO...Remember those?
>
> The Corsair II was the last of long like of analog rigs from TenTec. PLL
> and DSP started creeping in and up came the noise.
>
> Here's a couple of videos I made to help get the point across. Again let me
> say that the 7300 is one of the quietest (modern) radios I've had and boy
> does it sound noisy next to the Corsair II!
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX8EWUcnvBU
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LBbiXXRex8
>
> It's frustrating. I don't want it to be this way. I want a receiver that's
> better than the Corsair II. What to do?
>
> steve n4lq
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Steve Berg <wa9jml@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> > There is no way that it would be profitable to recreate the Corsair II
> > these days. I really love my Corsair II, and its external VFO. But, I
> > also realize that its days are numbered because many of the parts in it
> are
> > no longer available. And, while it was an outstanding DX and contest
> radio
> > when it was built, it is not suitable for contesting any more. Mine has
> > done a great job for DXing from my rather poor location.
> >
> > I like it because after several years I have learned its quirks, and how
> > to best use it under varying conditions. Realizing its age, I bought an
> > Omni VII during the fire sale so that I would have a decent and much
> newer
> > radio when the Corsair II finally breathes its last. After several
> months,
> > I put the Omni VII on the shelf, and went back to the Corsair II. I
> > eventually found a good home for the Omni with a newly minted ham. I
> don't
> > miss it. It seemed to require a lot of menu usage for simple operations,
> > and for which the Corsair II just requires a bit of adjustment of a knob
> or
> > two. I was very impressed with the Eagle when I used one at the factory
> > several years ago. Would I buy one at $1700 to have a backup for the
> > Corsair II? Most likely yes, especially to help keep Ten Tec afloat.
> Most
> > of the Japanese radios make extensive use of menus, and I don't like
> using
> > those. I have two Argonaut VI radios, and the receivers in those are
> > simply incredible. I would like to buy 2 more of them for use as VHF/UHF
> > IF radios for transverters. They are apparently similar to the receiver
> in
> > the Eagle, so that would be yet another reason to buy an Eagle. Since I
> > have little use for contesting, that does not enter into my preferences
> in
> > rigs.
> >
> > I have also worked in economic development as a city administrator and
> was
> > on the county economic development board out where I last worked in this
> > field. What Mike describes is what we referred to as elephant hunting.
> > And, I suspect that his comments about economic development being taken
> > over by the local Chambers of Commerce is sadly true. What these people
> do
> > not understand is that by helping out smaller companies, there is a
> > significant increase in a multiplier effect through the local economy.
> > And, the local governments also have to provide less in the way of tax
> > expenditures and other incentives. Where I live now local governments
> give
> > too many incentives to retail and warehousing, which do not pay enough to
> > support a family. They are trying to capitalize on the local university
> > students, but wind up shooting themselves in the foot rather
> frequently. I
> > would love to see a federal suit challenging economic incentives on the
> > basis of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. That would
> > really start to level the playing field in local economic development.
> >
> > Your Mileage May Vary...
> >
> >
> > Steve WA9JML
> >
> >
> >
> > On 11/23/2016 10:33 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> >
> >> Yeah, like that's going to happen...
> >>
> >> Considering what Dishtronix has dealt with, prior to the Ten Tec
> >> acquisition, in regards to overseas manufacturers, I have some serious
> >> doubts that Mike would seriously do this. Even if there is sufficient
> >> market for the rig today, which I suspect there isn't.
> >>
> >> Now if you could design a Corsair III, including a DDS type dual VFO,
> and
> >> could afford to build it domestically and sell it at a small profit for
> >> circa US$600, you might have something. Maybe. But built in China? I
> >> doubt it.
> >>
> >> 73, ron w3wn
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of gary
> >> mankoff
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 10:36 AM
> >> To: tentec@contesting.com
> >> Subject: [TenTec] Bring back the corsair 2
> >>
> >> We need a new corsair 2 ,just like the old one with the filters
> installed
> >> ,made in China.
> >> This is the only way TT can compete.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
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