[TenTec] Whine in Scout audio; high level of IF noise

[Peter McEwen]

Bill,

I owned a Scout for a while but "let it go" for exactly the same reason.
The whine really got to me after a while, I noticed the tone changed
slightly when I threw the toggle switch which allowed the keyer speed to
be set. I thought the noise may have been due to the display circuit but
didn't ever get to the bottom of the problem.One other thing I recall
the tone pulsed every now and then but I cant remember under what
conditions.

Yet after all this I wonder if I have been missing out on something -
every one seems to rave about the Scout. It just didn't float my boat
and the cost here in the UK could not compare to the DX70 which
replaced  it for a while.

73 fer nw de Peter G4PUQ

Bill Cotter wrote:
> 
> After having read many glowing reports about the Scout, I recently
> purchased a used one for vacation time. The rig really works nice
> on all the bands I have modules for, and the size is great for
> portable operation. On my trip this year I used it with an Astron
> AC supply and with large gel-cell batteries for several QSO's and FD.
> 
> One of the first 'irregularities' I noticed was the low-level tone
> in the background audio. Volume up or down there was a persistent
> whine (1-3kHz), which I assumed to be microprocessor or display
> related. I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but it grew on
> me the longer I used it and made the FD operations tiring. I also
> experienced a high level of IF noise (determined by removing the
> band module) regardless of the bandwidth settings. The level of
> which there was not much difference with or without an antenna on
> 20m/10m. My second rig (NC-20) was MUCH quieter on 20m.
> 
> My questions to all the Scout users out there, are these behaviours
> normal?? A noisy receiver seems out-of-character for Ten Tec. I
> realize that this is no OMNI-VI+ or Corsair-II, but the rx
> circuitry is quite state-of-the-art for having these problems.
> Perhaps I have something wrong with the rig?? I would like to hear
> your thoughts and comments.......
> 
> tnx es 73 bill n4alg

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