[TenTec] Scout instability-was Orion direction

[Eddy Avila]

No problem here....my Scout, electrically, is very stable cuz I can only 
dream of sending above 25+ wpm....In 35 years of hamming I don't think I've 
ever sent much above 20wpm using a key/keyer....HI!

The Scout does have a mechanical stability problem however when run in 
mobile service which is where I use mine...once it locks freq it stays put 
unless I hit a particularly rough road (plenty up here in rural CA) then 
sometimes -- and ONLY sometimes -- thinking I'm tuning the freq knob it will 
unlock itself. This generally is not a problem, however.

I still think the Scout has one of the best receivers in its price class out 
there -- the Jones filter is amazing, considering how simple and elegant its 
design and use -- I mean, I haven't had to refer back to the manual once 
since my first day of owning a Scout.

My 2-cents...........73/k6sdw


>From: Ronald Hands <ronald.hands@sympatico.ca>
>
>robert k stephens wrote:
>>>
>>I agree with Stuart. If the Scout is operated according to directions the
>>frequency stability is more than adequate for the ssb and moderate speed 
>>cw
>>operation it was designed for.
>>
>>The problem is that the internal keyer caused instability at speeds higher
>>than about 25 wpm or so. Tec Tec said that right in the manual. Use an
>>external keyer and the problem goes away.
>
>   I agree that the Scout is perfectly stable at moderate (up to
>25  wpm) speeds.
>   But whether one uses an external keyer or the internal keyer
>makes not a whit of difference.  The Scout needs brief pauses in
>the sending (the kind of pauses that happen normally between
>words in properly spaced code at speeds below 25 wpm) to allow
>time for the frequency-correction circuit to do its thing.  A
>leaflet enclosed with my Scout says: "Because of QSK, RIT and
>other operating habits, the frequency correction has been removed
>during transmissions."  Period.
>    In other words, it's not the case that the microprocessor is
>so busy handling the internal keyer that it can't do frequency
>corrections simultaneously.  In fact, the frequency correction is
>turned off when the rig is actually transmitting, and this
>applies whether the keying is generated internally or externally.
>
>
>-- Ron  VE3SP


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