[TenTec] WTB 607 Paddle
John P. Cummins, Sr.
jpcummins at charter.net
Thu Jul 10 09:55:22 EDT 2003
Anyone have a 607 paddle that they would like to part with..??
Pickett, AD4S
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> 6. FS:Model 302 Encoder (William Richard Robinson)
> 7. RE: FS:Model 302 Encoder (John L Merrill)
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> 11. Re: Omni 6 plus schematic
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> 13. Re: FS:Model 302 Encoder (William Richard Robinson)
> 14. FS: Encoder is 302J (William Richard Robinson)
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] Omni 6 plus schematic
> From:
> "Alfred Lorona" <w6wqc at dslextreme.com>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:16:08 -0700
> To:
> <tentec at contesting.com>
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>
> Does anybody have any info on how to adjust R27 and R31 on the 5-5.5 mhz PLL
> board?
>
> The serial input from the microprocessor comes into pin 1, U3 on the 5-5.5
> PLL board. Where does this come from? I can not find a number 87 connector
> on the Logic board.
>
> Does the rotary encoder connect to connector 98 on the Logic board?
>
> Tnx. AL
>
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] Orion Update!
> From:
> "Reed O. Krenn" <reed_ww3a at alltel.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 09 Jul 2003 18:50:02 -0400
> To:
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>
> There's a new Orion update (1.349, 7/9/03) available!
>
> Reed / WW3A
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] Scout For Sale
> From:
> "Mike Pagel" <k9uw at msworldnet.com>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:23:05 -0500
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>
> Hello all.
>
> I'm posting this for a friend. Please contact him directly
> ---------------------------------------------
> Tentec Scout with noise blanker installed. Band Modules for 160-10
> except for 30 meters. Excellent shape, with manual and hand mike. $400
> plus shipping.
> Jerry Parkany, N8PY
> jerry at arlnetwork.com
> ------------------------------
> 73 to all, de Mike, K9UW
> Amherst, WI
>
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] FS:Model 302 Encoder
> From:
> "William Richard Robinson" <nw4p at xtn.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:40:46 -0400
> To:
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>
> Less than a year old> As new: $100 shipped Priority Mail
> and insured in CONUS. Richard NW4P
>
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> Subject:
> RE: [TenTec] FS:Model 302 Encoder
> From:
> "John L Merrill" <jmerrill1 at adelphia.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:43:32 -0400
> To:
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>
> Which one is it ..p,j or R?
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Robinson
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 7:41 PM
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> Subject: [TenTec] FS:Model 302 Encoder
>
>
> Less than a year old> As new: $100 shipped Priority Mail
> and insured in CONUS. Richard NW4P
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] Omni D for sale
> From:
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> What series is the Omni D, (A, B or C)?From w2agn at w2agn.net Tue Jul 8 09:58:49 2003
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> On 8 Jul 2003 at 9:25, John Rippey wrote:
>
>
>>Anyone owning an Argonaut V and a Jupiter, I have the following question.
>>Which does better on CW reception overall? Not so much weak sigs as in
>>crowded band conditions?
>>
>>73,
>>John, W3ULS
>
>
>
> I have both, and would have to say they are, as close as my SUBJECTIVE
> ears can tell, identical. The advantage is that the Jupiter has RF gain
> control capability, which the Argo does not, helping out some with strong
> signals.
> --
> John L. Sielke W2AGN
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> Subject:
> Re: [TenTec] Why should I still order an Argo V?
> From:
> "Robert Higgins" <rhiggins1 at cfl.rr.com>
> Date:
> Tue, 8 Jul 2003 17:16:02 -0400
> To:
> <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>
> You are correct, but according to Duffy's post this e-mail was in reply to
> his inquiry about why his radio hadn't arrived with the next days Fed Ex
> delivery. It was not initiated by TT.
>
> Secondly, you have to allow that your experience in industrial purchasing
> gives you a viewpoint different from the average consumer.
>
> Thirdly, if an item is advertised for sale by a retail outlet, whether via
> newspaper, handbill, internet site, or whatever, you as the purchaser have a
> reasonable expectation that the item is available at that time. Remember,
> industrial and consumer purchasing deal with different protocols. Recall
> also that abuses by certain retailers have resulted in legislation requiring
> that retailers have on hand stock of advertised items sufficient to meet
> expected demand. We have all had the experience of seeing an item (digital
> camera, computer, ham radio, or Coca Cola advertised by a retailer. We go to
> their store to buy the item and are told "sorry, we're out of stock. We'll
> have more next week." Frosts my tukus. Maybe you take a more philosophical
> view and remind yourself that you should have "taken ownership of what
> happens to your life."
>
> Fourthly, having to wait for an order is not the issue either. We all have
> to wait for orders whether the wait is overnight or 6 or 7 months (see
> original Orion orders). The point is a customer should be advised if his
> wait is going to be longer than expected. What is your own experience? You
> place an order with one of your suppliers. In good faith he tells you
> "You'll have it in a week." Later he finds there is a problem and you will
> not have your order for three weeks. Do you feel he has an obligation to
> notify you? Or is it up to you to "be proactive and make sure things go your
> way"?
>
> Many websites I use or peruse will flag items that are out of stock. Most
> also advise the expected date it will be available. It is not a difficult
> task to accomplish, and to me is now the standard of customer service for
> internet ordering.
>
> My sole point is, there is good customer service and bad customer service.
> It is not a matter of "turning control of our lives to others" it is simply
> learning on whom we can rely and on whom we cannot. That is how I spend less
> time being disappointed.
>
> 73 Bob K4LW
>
>
>
>>If you read Scotts reply he told us that he emailed the bad news the
>
> morning
>
>>following the order. Further you ask how many people inquire about stock
>>status of their ordered goods. From my industrial purchasing experience I
>>always do. Assuming in stock status for all we order any more is a recipe
>>for disappointment. I am not aware of anyone who stocks enough of
>>everything to guarantee no customer will ever have to wait.
>>
>>I think we have choices in life. One is to take ownership of what happens
>>to our lives. In that mode we have to be proactive and make sure that
>>things will go our way. Another route is to turn control over to others
>
> and
>
>>take what we get. I prefer the former. Less time is spent being
>>disappointed.
>>
>>Keith Lodahl
>>KB9NUM NNN0ACS NNN0GCE ONE
>>President, Rock River Radio Club
>>ARRL Official Emergency Station
>>ARRL Public Information Officer
>>ARRL Volunteer Examiner
>>920-387-4675
>>kb9num at charter.net
>>
>
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] Help! Please!
> From:
> <k4dlj at charter.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 07:54:55 -0400
>
>
> Greetings,
> I keep getting a error message from CQ saying I am not sending to them in Cabrillo format.
> I have version 9.39 - sales receipt number 50642.
> I thought I solved this problem last year/ARRL but I guess not?
> Plese forward the update/password or?
> Many thanks and best 73 de Dave K4DLJ
>
>
>
> --==IFJRGLKFGIR53240UHRUHIHD--
>
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> Subject:
> Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 plus schematic
> From:
> K3BU at aol.com
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:51:26 EDT
> To:
> tentec at contesting.com
>
>
> In a message dated 7/9/03 6:18:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> w6wqc at dslextreme.com writes:
>
>
>>Does anybody have any info on how to adjust R27 and R31 on the 5-5.5 mhz PLL
>> board?
>>
>> The serial input from the microprocessor comes into pin 1, U3 on the 5-5.5
>> PLL board. Where does this come from? I can not find a number 87 connector
>> on the Logic board.
>>
>
>
> On the logic board schematic, top left corner, 1" from the left, 2" from top
> there is 4 pin connector, unmarked, it is 87 with signals marked from the top:
> CLOCK, DATA, EN and Gnd connection.
>
>
>> Does the rotary encoder connect to connector 98 on the Logic board?
>>
>
>
> Yes, shown on the wiring diagram (last schematic)
>
> GL, Yuri, K3BU
>
>
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> Subject:
> Re: [TenTec] field day from hell
> From:
> Bwana Bob <wb2vuf at qsl.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 09 Jul 2003 21:37:04 -0400
> To:
> tentec at contesting.com
>
>
> Field day wasn't too thrilling here, either. Lots of mosquitoes from the
> recent rains drove me out of the park after only about 3 hours. The
> bands were really crummy on Saturday, too. I didn't even bother to
> string up my 80 meter 1/4 wave wire, but I did try the rapid deployment
> 16 foot whip on the Explorer's roof rack. With that and my trusty Scout,
> I was on the air in 10 minutes. At least the gear worked, but I finished
> out FD from home with the Scout in the back yard or indoors running on a
> gel cell. Not real Field Day, but I did get on the air a little.
>
> My pet gripe: Computers taking over the logging, sending and CQ'ing! It
> puts those of us like me who don't have a Laptop PC at a disadvantage.
> Where are all those cheap laptops? I haven't seen any under $400.
>
> Oh, well, wait 'til next year!
>
> 73,
>
> Bob WB2VUF
>
> MIKE BRYCE wrote:
>
>>well I sure was looking forward to having a good time at this year's FD
>>event. but, ended up with the FD from HELL!
>>
>>1. No antennas. we were on a very, very restricted lot at a camp site. so
>>only mobile antennas were allowed
>>
>>2. Bands sucked.
>>
>>3. Upgraded my Ten Tec Argonaut V to newest firmware the night before the
>>trip. Took the radio out, hooked up everything and whoa! NO transmit..
>>Drawing current, but nothing out the antenna. One very kaput Ten Tec
>>Argonaut V. (yes! did the master reset several times!) Radio heading back to
>>Ten Tec for repair
>>
>>4. Took out back up radio. One very new Icom 703 QRP rig. Hooked up
>>everything and WHOA! It won't can't change frequency with the main tuning
>>knob. Messed with it, talked mean to it and at last got it to tune. Then the
>>internal keyer died. Then the tuning problem came back.. Radio heading back
>>to Icom for repair. ( by the way, Icom has acknowledge there is a problem
>>with the internal keyer but does not offer a fix yet)
>>
>>5. Overall FD results?
>>
>>Killed two rig, made 7 CW contacts and one SSB contact.
>>
>>cant' wait for next year!
>>
>>Mike Bryce, WB8VGE
>>SunLight Energy Systems
>>
>>http://www.seslogic.com
>>http://www.theheathkitshop.com
>>
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> Subject:
> Re: [TenTec] FS:Model 302 Encoder
> From:
> "William Richard Robinson" <nw4p at xtn.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:34:05 -0400
> To:
> <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>
> John, To be truthful, I do not know. When I bought
> it, I bought the Jupiter too. Scott gave me the one
> that matches the Jup. Richard
>
>
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] FS: Encoder is 302J
> From:
> "William Richard Robinson" <nw4p at xtn.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:39:04 -0400
> To:
> <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>
> Bought it when I got the Jup. 302J matches Jupiter.
>
> Richard
>
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> Subject:
> Re: [TenTec] Argo V/Jupiter
> From:
> "Ken & Linda Burrough" <w8keb at 1st.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:43:33 -0400
> To:
> <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>
> Hi All
>
> I also have the Jupiter and Argonaut V. They are very close however I like
> the Argonaut V better. The Argo 5 does not have an RF Gain Control but I do
> not miss it. The Argonaut V has an 200 Hz filter and the Jupiter only goes
> down to 300 Hz. The control program in the Argo 5 is newer and works very
> much like the Orion, at least that is what I feel after reading all the
> reports on the Orion here on the reflector.
>
> The one big menu on the Jupiter is hard for me to read and at times hard to
> find what I am looking for but with the Argonaut V each item I want to
> change is only two key storks away, for example, if I want to change the
> VOX Hang time all I have to do it hit the function button and then VOX.
>
> Both are good and fun to operate, the fun of QRP CW on or around 14.060 has
> to be one of the greatest things I have ever done in the last 23 years in
> the hobby and I have operated QRP at least 18 years of that time.
>
> Back to The Buzzard Roost.
>
> Ken/w8keb
> Flushing, Ohio
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W2AGN" <w2agn at w2agn.net>
> To: "John Rippey" <w3uls at 3n.net>; <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argo V/Jupiter
>
>
>
>>On 8 Jul 2003 at 9:25, John Rippey wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Anyone owning an Argonaut V and a Jupiter, I have the following
>>
> question.
>
>>>Which does better on CW reception overall? Not so much weak sigs as in
>>>crowded band conditions?
>>>
>>>73,
>>>John, W3ULS
>>
>>
>>I have both, and would have to say they are, as close as my SUBJECTIVE
>>ears can tell, identical. The advantage is that the Jupiter has RF gain
>>control capability, which the Argo does not, helping out some with strong
>>signals.
>>--
>>John L. Sielke W2AGN
>>http://www.w2agn.net
>>
>>
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>
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] Corsair ON/OFF
> From:
> "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid at verizon.net>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 16:46:25 -1000
> To:
> <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>
> Ok, what is THE method for powering up a Corsair II?
>
> Do I turn ON the PS 961 with the Corsair power switch
> already ON? The 961 will NOT power up without the
> Corsair being ON. So that is what I have been doing.
>
> But then, when going QRT, should I reach over and
> just switch OFF the 961, leaving the power switch
> on the Corsair at ON? Or, turn OFF the Corsair
> switch, which will also "kill" the power on the 961,
> or 962 should I happen to be using that one at the
> moment?
>
> Whish switch can handle the most current? The one
> in the Corsair II, or that over on the Ten Tec power
> supplies?
>
> 73, Jim KH7M
>
>
>
>
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>
> Subject:
> [TenTec] Jupiter Station for Sale
> From:
> "Michael A. Newell, WB4HUC" <mnewell1 at austin.rr.com>
> Date:
> Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:53:43 -0500
> To:
> "tentec" <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>
> I have the following for sale:
>
> Jupiter
> Model 963 power supply
> Model 302 remote tuning pod
> Model 705 desk microphone
> and the Jupiter has the silver-trimmed knob set that
> includes the weighted tuning knob.
>
> All manuals and cables are included.
>
> All of the equipment is less than a year old except
> for the 705.
>
> New, all this equipment runs just over $1700. I'm
> asking $1100 and I'll pay shipping anywhere in
> the lower 48 states.
>
> Please reply to wb4huc at texas.net directly if
> interested.
>
>
> --
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