[TenTec] Tuner for Corsair II

[NW9G]

At 07:55 AM 12/5/97 -0500, Web Williams wrote:
>In my opinion, there is no Ten Tec tuner which perfectly 
>matches the Corsair II. The knobs on the 238 are wrong, 
>and the 229's cabinet shape is wrong! I bought the 
>Ten Tec Centurion amp, which has "gripped" knobs, the 238 
>has "gripped" knobs, my Corsair II has "fluted" knobs, 
>and my auxiliary VFO has "fluted" knobs. I have an old 229B 
>tuner that I could take the fluted knobs off of, and put 
>them on the 238 tuner, but then it wouldn't be a 238 tuner 
>anymore, eh? Then I'd have to find another set of fluted 
>knobs for the Centurion amp so it would match everything 
>else, where does it end? There are also "spinner" and 
>"finger-hole" variations that would have to be sorted 
>through. I'd also have a hard time selling my 229B tuner 
>with non-original knobs- and, perhaps Ten Tec never made 
>a color-matched auxiliary VFO for the Corsair II. I found 
>a brown one, but have never seen a light grey one. Don't 
>take my word for it though, I'm sure one exists somewhere!
>
>Alas, the woes of the second-hand Ten Tec owner! Good luck, 
>and God be with you, whatever you find in your choices!
>
>73, -Web
>


An external vfo does exist,  check out this web site and take a look for
yourself


http://asd.state.va.us/tentec/


73's and good luck....Steve...NW9G


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