[TenTec] Ten-Tec Model 200 VFO FS

[Chuck Chandler]

Hi, Winston -

Many thanks for the advice.  I will contact Glenn right away.

73 de WS1L,

Chuck
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Chuck and Stacie Chandler
Home e-mails -
Chuck - chchandler at adelphia.net
Stacie - schandler at adelphia.net
Work e-mails -
Chuck - chandler at townhall.plymouth.ma.us
Stacie - schandler at bridgew.edu
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Winston F. Jones" <winjones at ix.netcom.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec Model 200 VFO FS


> I'm answering off the reflector, so as not to mess up any offers you may
> get.
>
> The 200 VFO is rare and you can probably get up to $200 for it. There's a
> ham in Laurens, SC who has the matching TX-100 and would love to get hold
of
> that VFO. Would probably pay a lot for it. His name is Glenn and his call
is
> WA4AOS. His e-mail address is wa4aos at aol.com.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> 73, Winston  K4CWQ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Chandler" <chchandler at adelphia.net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 16:55 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Ten-Tec Model 200 VFO FS
>
>
> > I have a Model 200 VFO for sale, anyone interested please drop me a
line.
> I
> > had no idea this was valuable.  I got it when I bought my first rig in
> 1983,
> > a crystal-controlled Eico.  The ham who sold it to me threw in the VFO.
I
> > used it a few times, made a few shaky, nervous 15M QSO's.  It stayed in
my
> > parent's basement when I moved out.  No floods, clean and dry!  AFAIK,
it
> > was working then.
> >
> > Last week I was helping my Dad fix a sticky key on his 2 meter rig and
he
> > mentioned I had left a few items of ham equipment behind twenty some-odd
> > years ago.  I brought the VFO home thinking I might be able to use it
for
> > something.  I did a Google search to see if I could find a manual and
came
> a
> > cross a reference to this being rare and valuable.
> >
> > Well, I took the cover off to see what it looked like inside.
Everything
> > looks fine to the naked eye.  The cord that turns the dial (not the
> pointer)
> > was held under tension by an elastic band (guessing THAT wasn't factory
> > spec!) and the elastic band has melted away and is gunked up on a
chassis
> > bolt.  The cord looks OK though.  The Pointer cord works, although it
> > doesn't go all the way in either direction.  Maybe a total of 75% of the
> > entire band?  That one has a spring to maintain tension.
> >
> > The main tuning knob is different from the one in a picture on line.
Mine
> > has no spinner, and has a circle of felt fabric behind it.  Probably a
> mod.
> > There are a few scratches on the case, but nothing huge.
> >
> > I have NOT yet powered it up.  I have a DVM that measures frequency to
10
> > MHz, might try to see if it puts out a signal.
> >
> > If anyone is interested, I can email pix.
> >
> > I'd like to see this go to someone who can put it to good use, maybe in
a
> > Ten-Tec station.
> >
> > 73 de Chuck, WS1L
> > ===================================
> > Chuck and Stacie Chandler
> > Home e-mails -
> > Chuck - chchandler at adelphia.net
> > Stacie - schandler at adelphia.net
> > Work e-mails -
> > Chuck - chandler at townhall.plymouth.ma.us
> > Stacie - schandler at bridgew.edu
> > ===================================
> >
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