[TenTec] Scout Problems

[Ron Kerlin]

Rick...remember that the alc light is a measure of the *input* power rather
than the output power.  If the swr of your antenna is on  the low impedance
side, you can have a breaker or fuse blow before the light illuminates.
Likewise, I have been able to load 50 watts before the light illuminates.
Sounds like your situation may be normal.  (In the Argosy manual, this
phenomena is discussed in fairly good detail.)

Maybe the noise in the headphones is from the display microprocessor.  That
can be reduced or eliminated by using high impedance headphones.  (600 ohms
work well and are a standard for many type of commercial phones.)  Using low
impedance, high-fi type phones puts the audio amplifier and a poor spot in
its signal to noise slope.  If this is the case with your Scout, it is not a
defect, but rather an engineering characteristic of the radio.  (If it is
the display, you will probably find that the noise is worse when the last
figure is a "`1")

73 de Ron/kb9lsh


-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Williams <ve7asr@islandnet.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 1:31 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Scout Problems


>
>1)  I am having an ALC problem with my Scout 555.  I have no problem
setting
>the ALC threshold on 80, 40, 30, or 20 metres.  But I cannot get the
>threshold light to function on 17 or 15 metres?
>
>2) At low volume I'm hearing a buzz and clicking while listening to my
Scout
>with ear phones?
>
>Suggestions would be appreciated - Thanks and 73!
>
>Rick VE7ASR
>ve7asr@islandnet.com
>
>
>
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