[TenTec] QSK clicking

Michael O. Hyder N4NT@wireco.net
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 11:17:05 -0400


sounds like a reed relay in the corsair II.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Ellington <n4lq@iglou.com>
To: <JimN0OCT@aol.com>
Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] QSK clicking


>
> Note: I said MOST. Omni A through D used the reed relay. All Paragons,
> Omni 5's etc also used it. I'm not sure about the Corsair using diode
> switching at the antenna. Are you sure? Someone with a Corsair needs to
> put their ear on the cabinet and listen. Century 21 and 22 used diodes.
> I'll have to check the Argosy I have.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 17 Sep 1999 JimN0OCT@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > In a message dated 17-Sep-99 05:23:17 Central Daylight Time,
n4lq@iglou.com
> > [Steve Ellington] writes:
> >
> > >  This little relay
> > >  has been used in most TT rigs since ancient Tritons roamed the earth.
> >
> > I beg to differ here.  It was used in the Argo 505, but not the 509 or
515.
> > The Corsairs didn't have a T/R relay, either.  All diode T/R.
> >
> > How about the Omni-A/B/C and Paragons?  Never owned one of those.
> >
> >
> > Jim
> > NĜOCT



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