[TenTec] TT Titan and other TT QSK amp issues

[Tom Branch]

Duane,

I just tried it here with my Omni 6 and Centurion--relays still operate in
full-QSK regardless of QSK setting...

73 de Tom, K4NR


----- Original Message -----
From: Duane A Calvin <ac5aa@juno.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TT Titan and other TT QSK amp issues


>
> Why not just set your rig to "slow QSK"  (or slow break-in).
>
>         73,  Duane  AC5AA
>
> On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:52:38 -0800 (PST) agtaylor@llnl.gov writes:
> >
> > I have had a TT Titan amp for about 4 years now and find it to be a
> > solid reliable amp with great QSK. Of late I have been doing more
> > contesting than previously and find that I fear for the vacuum
> > relay
> > when used at 35+/- wpm in an extended contesting situation. I have
> > devised a simple scheme that would allow the PTT output from my
> > logging program (TRLog / 486 PC) to key the amp on rather than
> > follow
> > the actual transmitted signal, etc. In that way, an outgoing CQ
> > (and there tend to be plenty of them) , through which one is not
> > really likely to listen anyway, is not going to add to the wear/tear
> > on
> > the vacuum relay. It is not in final form: basically I have worked
> > out suitable logic for my particular needs and operating
> > environment.
> > The vacuum relays aren't noiseless either, so quieting the shack
> > while operating is also an issue.
> >
> > The question for this reflector is this. Has this sort of thing
> > been
> > done before? If so I could, perhaps, benefit from their work.
> >
> > K7GT  Allan
> >
> >
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>
> Duane A. Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
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