[TenTec] So *That's* Why They Measure That

[David McClafferty]

My Pegsus will turn a dah into two dits if I run other
powerful software on the same computer. It would drop
out in the middle of a dah because the computer was
too busy and RS232 comunication was lost. Using a
faster computer or not running other software solves
the problem.

Dave, VE1ADH

 --- al_lorona at agilent.com wrote: > 
> One of the customary measurements in the ARRL
> product reviews of amateur transceivers is a screen
> shot of the transmitted CW waveform.
> 
> In general, Ten Tec radios test favorably while
> other radios frequently suffer from a variety of
> maladies, including sometimes severe shortening of
> the first dit. Nearly every non-Ten Tec radio has
> something wrong with the first dit, whether it's
> shortening, a power overshoot, or rise time
> problems.
> 
> About five months ago, I began to receive QSL cards
> via my bureau from a number of DX stations, but I
> worked none of these stations. Some of the QSOs were
> from periods when I didn't even have my station set
> up, so I suspected that my call sign was being
> pirated, until I recently received a nice letter
> from W6ZX asking me if I had worked a certain
> Yugoslavian station. Apparently, 'ZX had worked the
> Yugoslavian, sent a QSL card to him, and received a
> 'not in my log' reply. Instead, the Yugoslavian
> explained, he had worked "W6LX" at that date and
> time. 
> 
> I think you know where this is going. The mystery
> was suddenly solved for me. W6ZX, an avid DXer, had
> been working up a DX storm, but unfortunately his
> non-Ten Tec radio suffers from shortening of the
> first dit, which frequently turns "W6ZX" into
> "W6LX".
> 
> We'd better put all the other technical discussions
> on hold until manufacturers get this one, simple,
> little thing right.
> 
> Al  W6LX
> 
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