[TenTec] TenTec/Vibroplex

[N9NF at attbi.com]

MINE HAS A STICKER W/TENTEC LOGO
THE BRASS PLATE HAS A TENTEC LOGO LIGHTLY ENGRAVED
SPECIAL NUMBERS TOO
NOTHING REALLY SPECIAL.... A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING OF COURSE INADDITION FIT AND 
FINISH IS POOR HAD TO TIGHTEN EVERY THING UP AND ADJUST IT ALOT REWARD OF 
COURSE IS SPECIAL TENTEC STUFF??

MIKE N9NF
> I have thought about buying one of the TT Special Edition paddles but have
> hesitated.
> 
> I'm not too worry if the thing needs to be realigned after passing thru the
> tender ministrations of United Parcel Stompers.  But, I wasn't sure exactly
> what I was getting.
> 
> It looks like the special Ten-Tec markings are merely an adhesive label
> placed onto the base... that and a special serial # range are all that
> separates this paddle from a standard Vibroplex Iambic paddle.
> 
> Is that so?
> 
>  - jgc
> 
> John Clifford KD7KGX
> 
> Heathkit HW-9 WARC/HFT-9/HM-9
> Elecraft K2 #1678 /KSB2/KIO2/KBT2/KAT2/KNB2/KAF2/KPA100
> Ten-Tec Omni VI/Opt1
> 
> email: kd7kgx at arrl.net
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bill Miner
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:07 AM
> > To: tentec at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] TenTec/Vibroplex
> >
> >
> > Tim,
> >
> > After my last email I finally opened the box on my Vibroplex paddles.
> > It was basically in the same condition as yours.  In addition, one of
> > the silver contacts is not square with the post.
> >
> > Do you know what the difference is between the regular and deluxe
> > trunion pins? I may order some new parts and try to make things line up
> > better.
> >
> > It seems that with some careful alignment this could a nice unit with
> > good
> > "feel".
> >
> > What are you going to do about your problems?
> >
> > Thanks and 73,
> > Bill - K6WLM
> >
> > Tim MacDonald wrote:
> > >
> > > After a long wait I  recieved my new paddles.
> > >
> > > I will qualify myself, I am a reluctant, struggling,
> > in-experienced operator
> > > on his way to a general license.  I don't know much about CW
> > hardware.  I
> > > guess I was surprized at what arrived yesterday. My expectation
> > was that I
> > > was going to recieve something special, a high quality
> > precision built peice
> > > of equipment (I do realize that Vibroplex makes a deluxe model
> > and that the
> > > TenTecspecialedition is based on the lessor standard edition).
> > >
> > > What I recieved was something less than that.  Although apparently well
> > > packaged, the "dit" contact assembly was 90 degrees out of
> > alinement.  One
> > > trunion pin is noticably longer than the other.  The rear ends
> > of the two
> > > lever bars are out of alinement (the angle of the trunion pin holes are
> > > off). After a call to ten tec this morning I dis-assembled the
> > unit to check
> > > to see if it was simply out of adjustment.  The trunion pins still are
> > > different lengths, additionally the tapers on the pins don't all come to
> > > points.
> > >
> > > I guess I am asking where to turn?  I don't think this is an
> > adjustment that
> > > I am missing.  Is this typical Vibroplex quality?  I have seen
> > refernce to
> > > vibroplex upgrading of hardware with "deluxe" parts.  Is this
> > the answer?
> > >
> > > I thought that the iambic paddle would be another peice of
> > TenTec equipment
> > > that I could treasure. I welcome any suggestions or comments.
> > I would like
> > > to turn this into a workable and the special peice of radio gear that I
> > > expected, not a boat anchor!
> > >
> > > (This communication was perpared entirely without the benifit of "spell
> > > check" (...it probably needed it) 73 Tim, KB1GFV)
> > >
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