[TenTec] RE: [Tented] VFO jumper info?, CW paddles, Talk to your XYL...

[Richard B Drake]

Al,

Excellent advice! I know that my XYL wouldn't have a clue what to
do. She has an idea what I have invested in it but wouldn't know a
transceiver from a dummy load so wouldn't know what is valuable
and what is not. However, she is computer literate so, if she
shows up on this reflector one day asking for help I would hope
that some of you folks would treat her fairly and kindly.

----
73, Rich - W3ZJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
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> Behalf Of wb5jnc@juno.com
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 20:41 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] VFO jumper info?, CW paddles, Talk to
> your XYL...
>
>
>
> Greetings all,
>
> The subject line of this message may seem like a series
> of unrelated
> items -- which it is while it is not. Hopefully you
> will understand the
> connection in a moment.
>
> 1. In the process of inventorying the "goodies" of a
> silent key I ran
> across a small Molex type connector which looks like
> what I remember a TT
> VFO jumper to be. It is a square 9 pin plug about 1/2"
> across the opening
> with a white wire from pin 1 to pin 7. Doesn't match
> any of my current TT
> but seems like it might be for old Omni or Delta or
> Corsair? Caveat:
> owner was not a TT'er that I know of but might have
> been in the past.
>
> 2. Also included in the estate is a Wm. Nye brass
> "Speedex" hand key
> (model 312 if I am identifying it right) and paddle
> combination (can't
> tell if the base they are mounted on [black wrinkle
> finish aluminum
> plate] is factory or not). I'm familiar with the Nye
> hand key line (I
> currently own a 310 series) -- but are their paddles
> decent, and if so,
> what is the combination worth? (Thinking about this one
> for my own use.)
>
> 3. By now you may be putting things together as to why
> I say "Talk to
> your XYL...." Not something we care to talk about, but
> here's my reason:
> a fellow ham (age "fiftysomething" +/-) who had a close
> association with
> my employer passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from
> a massive heart
> attack. I called his widow to express my condolences,
> and in the process
> of the conversation I asked her if she had made any arrangements
> concerning his ham equipment. Needless to say, she
> indicated that she
> didn't have a clue as to what anything was worth or
> what to do with it.
> She said she figured "take it to a hamfest and say '$50
> and it's yours.'
> " My XYL and I went to her place and inventoried. I
> have since sold close
> to $1K of stuff (mostly VHF/UHF and accessories) for
> the widow and still
> have a huge pile to go. Therefore, unless you want your
> XYL to sell your
> Omni VI+ and Herc II for $50 each should you make an
> unplanned premature
> departure from this life, I'd suggest letting her know
> what things are
> worth and/or make some kind of arrangements. Once
> again, not exactly a
> pleasant subject, but hopefully this might help some
> widowed XYL in the
> future.
>
> TNX/73, Al
>
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