[TenTec] 1208 6 meter transverter

[DON TAYLOR]

 I WISH TO COMMEND AND THANK TENTEC ENGINEERING AND TENTEC MARKETING FOR
THE MODEL 1208 6 METER TRANSVERTER.  I RECIEVED THE ONE I ORDERED IN
ABOUT A WEEK AND TOOK A WEEK TO BUILD IT A FEW HOURS EACH EVENING.
EVERYTHING WENT WELL AND NO TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING ANYTHING ABOUT
BUILDING THE UNIT.  

I BUILT THE RECIEVE SECTION AND CHECKED IT OUT FOR OPERATION AS
SUGGESTED IN THE MANUAL, THEN CONTINUED BUILDING UNTILL COMPLETION.

THE UNIT WORKED FIRST TIME OUT OF THE SHOOT AND ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENT OF
THE COILS ECT.  I  GET ABOUT 8 TO 9 WATTS OUT OF IT WITH 5 WATTS IN FROM
A KENWOOD TS570D IN THE TRANSVERTER MODE.

WITH A 160 METER DELTA LOOP UP ABOUT 20 FOOT FED WITH 450 OHM LADDER
LINE(USED FOR RX ON 160), I HAVE WORKED A NUMBER OF GRID SQUARES IN
TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, KANSAS AND SOME I CANT REMEMBER NOW.

IN MY 45 YEARS OF AMATEUR RADIO, I HAD NEVER BEEN ON  6 METERS AND IM
ALREADY LOOKING TO SEE IF THE BAND IS OPEN WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING.
I HAVE HAD IT COMPLETED 3 DAYS NOW.  

AGAIN TENTEC THANK YOU FOR A VERY WELL ENGINEERED PRODUCT.  I WILL
PROBABLY ORDER A 2 METER VERSION NEXT.

TNX 73    DON AE7H 


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