[TenTec] Lineage of Transceivers ?

[Steve Ellington]

This makes one appreciate the Power Mite series which just converted RF to
AF with no IF.

>
> The Delta 1 is a double conversion receiver.  The first IF is 11 to 11.5 mHz
> and the second IF is 6.3 mHz.
> It stands by itself in this scheme.   The Tritons, Argonaut I, OMNI A+D, C,
> Corsair I and II, are essentially single coversion
> receivers using a 9 mHz IF.  The Corsair's had an extra conversion from 9
> mHz to 6.3 mHz and back
> to 9 mHz for passband tuning.  The OMNI V and VI also use the same scheme as
> the Corsair's.
>
> I do not know the scheme in the Delta II and Argonaut II.
>
> The Paragon I and II , up converted to 72 mHz and then to 9 mHz, also with
> the passband tuning
> scheme going form 9 to 6.3 to 9.
>
> The Pegasus,  Jupiter, and RX-320 up convert to 45 mHz, then 455 kHz, then
> 12 kHz for DSP.
>
> Carl Moreschi  N4PY
> Franklinton, North Carolina
> n4py@earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bwana Bob" <wb2vuf@qsl.net>
> To: "Steve Ellington" <n4lq@iglou.com>
> Cc: "Paul R. Valko" <prvalko@oakland.edu>; "Kevin L Anderson"
> <k9iua@juno.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 3:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Lineage of Transceivers ?
>
>
> >
> > Rather than a souped-up Argosy, I think that the Delta I was closer to
> > a stripped-down Corsair I. I beleive that the Delta and the Corsair
> > used the same i.f. frequencies and conversion scheme.
> >
> > Bob WB2VUF
> >
> > Steve Ellington wrote:
> > >
> > > Where are we going to fit the Delta 580 and Delta II, two unrelated
> rigs?
> > > The Delta 580 was sort of a souped up Argosy while the Delta II was a
> > > pre-Paragon and almost ahead of it's time.
> > > Steve Ellington
> > > N4LQ
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul R. Valko <prvalko@oakland.edu>
> > > To: Kevin L Anderson <k9iua@juno.com>
> > > Cc: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Date: Sunday, January 07, 2001 8:18 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Lineage of Transceivers ?
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Kevin L Anderson wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Has there been published anywhere a chart
> > > >> that indicates the lineage of the transceivers,
> > > >> in both their years of production and what
> > > >> evolved from what?
> > > >
> > > >Here's a start.  Let me know when you get the rest completed and we'll
> > > >make it official!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >QRP Rigs
> > > >Power Mite 1, 2, 3 ==> Argonaut 505/509/515 ==> Argonaut II  ==> Argo
> > > >
> > > >Mid-power
> > > >Century 21 ==> Century 22 ==> Argosy ==> Argosy II ==> Scout
> > > >
> > > >Full-sixe/performance
> > > >Triton I => Triton II => Triton IV => Omni A/B/C => Corsair =>
> (continued)
> > > >Corsair II => Omni V => Omni VI => Omni VI+
> > > >
> > > >Empty-state station
> > > >TX-100, RX-10, VFO 200
> > > >
> > > >Wacky PLL attempt
> > > >Paragon
> > > >
> > > >Radio/PC hybrid
> > > >Pegasus ==> Jupiter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >73! =paul= W8KC
> > > >Collector of Ten*Tecs and other fine plastics.
> > > >  Visit the Virtual Ten*Tec Museum at:
> > > >  <http://www.acs.oakland.edu/~prvalko>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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Steve Ellington N4LQ
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