[TenTec] SGC 2020 other bad reviews

Joseph Pursley kf5mc@flash.net
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 20:00:37 -0500


You said it : Its a real bummer rig. The SCAF is useless and the bandpass is a
joke. No one could possibly copy CW using either with a nearby signal. I sure miss
my Argonaut. Will be buying another ASAP.....JOE  PS: I built a one watt rig that
beats it 100 % on CW

rohre wrote:

> Dedicated CW folk on the QRP-L reflector have been roasting this rig since it
> first hit Europe, where it can't handle the intermod on 40M.
>
> Some say here in USA they have received units with out of date software (ROM),
> and have to pay to upgrade to fix chirp and other problems.
>
> At least no obvious chirp was in the photo of keying waveform of the QST test
> unit.
>
> Caveat Emptor!
> Stuart K5KVH
>
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