[TenTec] info on Delta (Delta "1" model 580?)

[Phil Chambley, Sr.]

Hey Mike....

I had a 580 and was bothered by the same problem with the display.  The
inaccuracy was caused by heterodyne oscillator crystals aging and changing
frequency, and since there were no trimmers across them, there was no way to
bring them back.

I installed a pulsing 25 khz freq marker, and put a varactor across the time
base crystal in the display unit.  The voltage dividing pot was installed so
that it came through the bottom cover (pointing down) just behind the front
panel skirt.  When I changed bands, I hit the marker and adjusted the
display when necessary.

Phil Chambley
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Hyder -N4NT- <N4NT@chartertn.net>
To: Brien Pepperdine <pepperb@gov.on.ca>; tentec@contesting.com
<tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, May 06, 2002 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] info on Delta (Delta "1" model 580?)


>I always thought the Delta 580 was a pretty good rig.  I can tell you
>that Al Kahn (of Ten-Tec fame) had his choice of rigs and ran the 580
>mobile for a long time.  The only major shortcoming in my book is that
>the frequency display counter pre-scales for each band crystal.  Since
>the pre-scaling is not necessarily the same as the crystal's
>frequency, the display is not accurate, being off maybe 2 kHz on a
>band and off 2 kHz the opposite direction on another band.  For me,
>that was really bothersome -- I can do better with an analog rig and a
>calibrator.  Otherwise, the QSK is great and the rig always worked
>smooth for me.
>
>It's value on today's market if in excellent shape would be about $300
>US, depending on what options are installed (noise blanker, CW filter,
>etc.).
>
>73, Mike N4NT
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brien Pepperdine" <pepperb@gov.on.ca>
>To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 9:24 AM
>Subject: [TenTec] info on Delta (Delta "1" model 580?)
>
>
>|
>| Anyone wishing to comment on the original Delta, please email me.
>| One has appeared from an estate and both myself and the 'inheritor'
>would
>| like to know about this rig.
>| Seems to have had a shortish model life some back so not a lot of
>web
>| based info, so any comments on yay/nay, use,
>| operational expectations, performance, the usual scuttlebutt etc.
>would be
>| welcome so we can determine if we are going to keep, utilize or take
>to
>| hamfest.
>|
>| 73
>|
>| Brien Pepperdine
>| VE3VAW
>
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