[TenTec] 40 Meter QRP T-Kit Transceiver

n4lq@iglou.com n4lq@iglou.com
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:15:28 -0500


The speaker causes that. I scrapped the speaker and mounted a little 
keyer board in it's place. The speaker magnet has a profound effect on 
that vfo torroid! You can change the range of the vfo by squeezing or 
spreading the turns on your vfo torroid.

-----Original Message-----
From: <duffyb01@fuse.net>
To: TenTec@contesting.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:40:01 -0500
Subject: [TenTec] 40 Meter QRP T-Kit Transceiver

> Looking for information from folks who have built the 40 meter (or
> other T-Kit) transceiver.  I just picked one up used and it seems to
> work just fine, but I need to change the frequency coverage.
> 
> The coverage seems to start around 6.980 and goes to about 7.060.  I
> would like to change the range to something that starts around 7.025
> and goes up from there.  I find the alignment details to only reference
> procedures to be done while the kit is being built.  Anyone have
> alignment procedures to an already built kit?
> 
> The other thing I noticed when I ventured inside the unit, is that
> removing the cover changes the received frequency range (did not check
> to see if it also varied the transmit frequency range, but I suspect it
> does).  I could change the range by raising and lowering the units
> cover almost like I was tuning the rig.  Is that normal?  If it is, how
> do you align it when the cover is off?  Very puzzling.  Thanks for the
> help that anyone can provide.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Duffy - WB8NUT
> 
> 
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