[TenTec] That's a great CW rig.....

[Richard B Drake]

I have heard this too, many times. My guess would be that it goes
back to the early days of the Argonaut (sp?) and the Tritons when
if you wanted a full QSK CW rig, Ten-Tec was the only game in
town. So, it earned it's early reputation as a CW mans rig and
that has simply stuck through the years. However, those of us who
own them know that it goes far deeper than that. I get good
reports on all modes with my Omni 6+.

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73, Rich - W3ZJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of jreber@es.com
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 3:05 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] That's a great CW rig.....
>
>
>
> Hello gang-
> I'm just curious why I've so often heard the comment
> "Oh, yeah, Ten Tec rigs
> are great for CW" when I tell the op on the other end
> that I'm using a Ten
> Tec rig. This happens whether I'm working CW, SSB, or
> PSK 31, and I've
> honestly heard this comment (or something very similar)
> 30 or 40 times in
> the last 2 years. Now I realize that CW afficienados
> frequently like Ten Tec
> rigs (myself included), and they are unquestionably
> great for CW, but they
> also seem to work perfectly well for SSB as far as I
> can tell. Many times
> (on SSB) the comment is made so as to suggest that Ten
> Tec's are great CW
> rigs, but not so good for SSB. What's the reason for
> this opinion?  The only
> other rigs I have used besides my Omni D and Scout for
> SSB are an old
> FPM-300, and a Tempo One. I'm curious how the SSB
> "experts" on the list feel
> about Ten Tec's vs. the foreign rigs?
>
> I'm hoping the Jupiter will perform well on SSB and CW,
> as I am considering
> that for my next rig. It should have identical
> performance characteristics
> to the Pegasus. I have worked several stations using
> the Pegasus on SSB, and
> all were happy. However, I've only worked one station
> running a Pegasus on
> CW. The operator said he liked it just fine for CW.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
> AC7JW
>
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