[TenTec] any real live reports yet?

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

I don't use a Heil, I use a Vibroplex.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Peacock" <ve3ios@servers.ca>
To: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <N4NT@chartertn.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] any real live reports yet?


> Holy smokes Mike take a pill!!!!!!!!! relax, did I say something you
> disagree with about your beloved Heil? Use what works for you and i will
do
> the same.
> jeff
> ve3ios
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <N4NT@chartertn.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] any real live reports yet?
>
>
> > Does your Heil microphone have the 'Roger-Beep' feature?  I feel like
I'm
> > tuned in to channel 19.
> >
> > Microphones come in all sorts of types with all sorts of outputs -- some
> > balanced, some not; some high impedance, some low impedance; some in the
> > middle; some with higher output than others.
> >
> > To expect any manufacturer to accomodate all of these without
sacrificing
> > audio quality somewhere is not realistic.  I suggest that if your
> microphone
> > does not work properly with your rig you do one of five things: 1) Get a
> > different microphone, 2) ensure that you provide proper impedance
matching
> > between the microphone and the rig, 3) use a microphone preamplifier if
> '2)'
> > is not sufficient, 4) modify the rig or replace it to suit yourself, or
5)
> > use CW.
> >
> > I read on here what amounts to almost constant griping at Ten-Tec
because
> a
> > Heil microphone does not work properly with the rig.  Does anyone ever
> > complain at Heil that Heil doesn't provide different microphone elements
> > with different characteristics to suit different rigs or at least
> different
> > types of application, i.e. higher or lower impedance, and higher output
> > voltage?  Perhaps you could start a reflector on Heil microphones and
> gripe
> > about them to your heart's content.
> >
> > Mike N4NT
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Peacock" <ve3ios@servers.ca>
> > To: <martins160@excite.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 9:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] any real live reports yet?
> >
> >
> > > Well I hope that Ten tec does not have there mic input setup like the
> > > Jupiter and expect every contester to throw there heil headsets in the
> > > garbage and buy ten tec mikes.
> > > The orion should be plug and play with any mike/headset without having
> to
> > go
> > > inside and make adjustments.
> > > Jeff
> > > ve3ios
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <martins160@excite.com>
> > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:33 PM
> > > Subject: [TenTec] any real live reports yet?
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I wonder if anyone has heard an orion on air yet? anyone doing beta
> > > testing? the only viewing has been at two hamfests and neither had the
> rig
> > > powered up.
> > > > Icom has a new big rig to debut in 2003 I do not read all the
> bickering
> > > about that on their websites.
> > > > Ok, I have some concerns and issues as to what I'd like in that
> > expensive
> > > new rig but I never was asked by any survey. So for now I wait to see
if
> > the
> > > gang at ten tec has heard your voices and if they will do anything
other
> > > than what they have already told us.
> > > > I vote for the color screen not as a bell and whistle but for
function
> > to
> > > help identify stuff on it. it should be easy to take a color screen
and
> > > adjust it to monochrome but you can't do that the other way.
> > > > a built in antenna tuner well, that should be a no brainer..all new
> > techy
> > > wechy big rigs have them so why not?
> > > > anyone happen to notice the cooling fan is an option? what's that
> about?
> > > >
> > > > marty   ka7gkn@arrl.net