[TenTec] Re: TenTec Digest, Vol 10, Issue 20
John P. Cummins, Sr.
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Tue Oct 7 14:21:16 EDT 2003
I'll take it if it is still available..!!
John Pickett Cummins Sr., AD4S
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> 1. Re: Orion group (Joe)
> 2. fs: TenTec 21 Digital, needs TLC! With Pictures!
> 3. Re: Orion was ( [TenTec] Hercules III / Mark Erbaugh)
> (Mark Erbaugh)
> 4. FS: Collector Grade Omni V....K8ML..Mark Leslie (rr1632)
> 5. contesting.com now has an Orion list (Barry N1EU)
> 6. RE: New group for Orion (RON ZOND)
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> Subject:
> Re: [TenTec] Orion group
> From:
> "Joe" <aa4nn at earthlink.net>
> Date:
> Tue, 7 Oct 2003 10:22:12 -0400
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> Take it easy, Tommy. I'm sure you didn't mean to send everyone the entire digest with your post. Or maybe you did.
> de Joe, aa4nn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: WD4K
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 10:18 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion group
>
>
> Those of you who lump "Orion owners" into a generic group ALL wanting their
> own reflector is simply not accurate and a slap to the face of some of us.From n9dg at yahoo.com Tue Oct 7 10:23:33 2003
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> From: Duane Grotophorst <n9dg at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Orion was ( [TenTec] Hercules III / Mark Erbaugh)
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> --- Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX <RMcGraw at Blomand.Net>
> wrote:
>
>>I see it this way. Does one want a high performance
>>radio or a high
>>performance display?
>
>
> Why does this always need to be an "OR" proposition?
> Why can't we have both together? Reminds me of the
> crystal vs. DSP filtering debate, many see that as an
> "OR" question as well, but yet the Orion now does
> combine both extremely effectively, ... argument over.
>
>
>>In the end, I've never had a
>>display assist in pulling a
>>weak signal out of the noise .....
>
>
> On the contrary I use "fancy" displays to find signals
> on the 50-432MHz "weak signal" bands all the time (and
> am doing so on all 4 of those bands simultaneously),
> and I now find that radios without spectrum display
> capabilities to be down right clunky to use. But I'll
> generally agree with the sentiment about the
> usefulness of displays on the radios themselves. You
> simply cannot put enough information on a small 5 Inch
> or so display no matter how hard you try, you really
> do need a good sized external monitor or 2, or even 3.
>
> Duane
> N9DG
>
>
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] fs: TenTec 21 Digital, needs TLC! With Pictures!
> From:
> RLucch2098 at aol.com
> Date:
> Tue, 7 Oct 2003 10:38:21 EDT
> To:
> tentec at contesting.com
>
>
> Hi All;
> Well I got the "green bananna" at a hamfest:-)
> I wanted this Century 21 Digital because I know there are not many around.
> The seller told me that it was not used in years & the AC plug was stepped on
> & pulled off by accident, right!
> Well I laid out $80 for it only to find out it needs more then I am capable
> so maybe someone here can save it from the "bone Yard".
> Here is the story:
> 1)-Panel has a few finger rub marks thru paint around a few knobs.
> 2)-Need ac plug.
> 3)-will need new on/off/volume control, I wired the switch wires together so
> I cud at least turn it on.
> 4)-output is only a few watts on 80 & 40, nothing on others(?).
> 5)- Speaker needs replacing, a replacement 2+" speaker supplied(I had a new
> one laying around)
> Good Items>>
> 1)- receiver seems to work, stations heard, switches, etc. will need
> cleaning.
> 2)- cover in vg to exc. condx. a few minor chips in vinyl covering.
> 3) correct tilt-up bails!
> 4) meter working.
> 5)- Digital display & tuning seem fine!
> 6)- Filters ok.
> 7)- switches & Buttons other then listed seem ok.
> I suspect that someone who is familar with these should make short work of
> these repairs but I am not a tech & no manual. I'd rather pass it along before I
> make it worst:-)
> Just trying to get my $80 bacK(+shipping)
> Pics>>
> http://www.myradioroom.com/century21-1.jpg
> http://www.myradioroom.com/century21-2.jpg
> Tnx & 73...Rich WA2RQY
>
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> Subject:
> Re: Orion was ( [TenTec] Hercules III / Mark Erbaugh)
> From:
> "Mark Erbaugh" <mark at microenh.com>
> Date:
> Tue, 7 Oct 2003 10:55:00 -0400
> To:
> <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>
> Duane,
>
> Ethernet would work, but the internal software would have to support an
> external interface to get the data. For example, the spectrum scope on the
> Jupiter screen is better than anything you can get on an external display.
> The problem with displaying the data externally is that if you sweep the
> frequency quickly, you get artifacts of the receiver's AGC decaying and you
> see a sawtooth pattern. I asked Gary Barbour how they got around that on the
> Jupiter and he said that when the Jupiter is sweeping they handle the AGC
> differently. That can't be done with software commands.
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duane Grotophorst" <n9dg at yahoo.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Orion was ( [TenTec] Hercules III / Mark Erbaugh)
>
>
>
>>--- Mark Erbaugh <mark at microenh.com> wrote:
>>
>>>As long as we're dreaming, how about a small
>>>internal monochrome display (as
>>>now), but with a "standard" video connector for an
>>>external color monitor.
>>>The hardware cost for a PC type video adapter would
>>>be minimal. Then folks
>>>could put as much money as they like into an
>>>external montior.
>>>
>>>Mark
>>
>>Yep, and while a color display is nice, and can also
>>be extremely useful, - it just doesn't belong on the
>>radio itself.
>>
>>And also adding an Ethernet adapter wouldn't even cost
>>as much as a video adapter would.
>>
>>Duane
>>N9DG
>>
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] FS: Collector Grade Omni V....K8ML..Mark Leslie
> From:
> "rr1632" <rr1632 at dragonbbs.com>
> Date:
> Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:13:32 -0400
> To:
> <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>
> FS:..Omni V...collector quality...not a dint,
> not a ding, not a scratch, even the backside
> and heatsink are as close to perfect as you
> will find...works perfectly....2.4 filter only.
> manual and power cord included..TT box and TT
> padding....if you ever wanted a Omni V that is
> collector quality , here it is...Omni V 's in
> this good of condition are getting harder and
> harder to find...so-so ones are everywhere....
> $750.00 and I will pay shipping to the lower 48
> states....please reply directly to me...tnx & 73
>
>
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> Subject:
> [TenTec] contesting.com now has an Orion list
> From:
> Barry N1EU <n1eu at yahoo.com>
> Date:
> Tue, 7 Oct 2003 08:27:48 -0700 (PDT)
> To:
> tentec at contesting.com
>
>
> Were the archives of the new contesting.com Orion list
> intentionally made private? Is there any reason they
> shouldn't be public?
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Barry N1EU
>
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> Subject:
> RE: [TenTec] New group for Orion
> From:
> "RON ZOND" <K3MIY at CSONLINE.NET>
> Date:
> Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:50:50 -0400
> To:
> <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>
> Jim
>
> right on! I always thought that someone with an ego was severely emotionally
> handicapped
>
> ron
> K3MIY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jim Lowman
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 7:56 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] New group for Orion
>
>
> I agree. If you think administering a group with this number of
> members, this much traffic and a host
> of opinions is an ego trip, I'd have to say that you really haven't
> tried it.
>
> I do get a fair number of compliments, and have to deal with the
> occasional "situation," but it's a
> rewarding experience overall.
>
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
>
>
> J. D. Beischel wrote:
>
>
>>I don't think it is fair to say the creation of a new Orion group has to do
>>with someone's ego. Some folks did not want the other Orion group
>
> cancelled
>
>>and liked the separate group. I think the other Orion moderator felt mob
>>pressure to cancel the group. As I recall the old Orion group had over 300
>>members and I don't think everyone is/was for a single TT group. As
>>mentioned before, there has not been a single TT group for sometime.
>>Interesting that only the Orion group was pressured to shut down. No one
>>has tried (and I hope this will not happen) to shut down the other TT
>
> groups
>
>>on Yahoo.
>>
>>
>>
>>Duffy
>>
>>
>>
>>-------Original Message-------
>>
>>
>>
>>From: tentec at contesting.com
>>
>>Date: Monday, October 06, 2003 03:27:14 PM
>>
>>To: tentec at contesting.com
>>
>>Subject: Re: [TenTec] New group for Orion
>>
>>
>>
>>Yes we did. Someone else's wounded ego demands the group be resurrected.
>>
>>So it goes.
>>
>>
>>
>>73, ron wn3vaw
>>
>>
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>
>>From: "Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales" <sales at tentec.com>
>>
>>To: <n4ari at qsl.net>; <tentec at contesting.com>
>>
>>Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 3:17 PM
>>
>>Subject: Re: [TenTec] New group for Orion
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Didn't we just have a Yahoo Orion group deleted last week?
>>
>>
>>
>>Scott Robbins, W4PA
>>
>>Amateur Radio Product Manager, Ten-Tec, Inc.
>>
>>
>>
>>At 06:30 PM 10/5/03 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>It's not a reflector but a discussion group. The Yahoo! format works
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>better for that. It is not like this one which is for all Ten Tec, but
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>rather just for the Orion. There is a full TenTec group on Yahoo!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>already. Joe--- On Sun 10/05, Tom Azlin, N4ZPT < tom at n4zpt.org >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>wrote:From: Tom Azlin, N4ZPT [mailto: tom at n4zpt.org]To: n4ari at qsl.net,
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>tentec at contesting.comDate: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 18:26:11 -0400Subject: Re:
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>[TenTec] New group for OrionIf you are going to create a new Orion
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>reflector, and I do not think this is necessary, why not put it on
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>contesting.com?73, Tom n4zptOn Sun, 5 Oct 2003 17:43:46 -0400 (EDT), Joe
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Roth-N4ARI wrote:> There is a new Ten-Tec Orion group on Yahoo! If you
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>are an Orion (model > 565) user, you'll want to sign up. See >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orion565 Joe
>>>
>>>
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