[TenTec] TenTec SCOUT feedback

[Dave Roscoe]

I would appreciate any comments from the knowledgeable and helpful TENTEC gurus on this site.

I have been having problems with a SCOUT. It is the 3rd one that I have owned, and the previous rigs did not display this anomaly. When using in the  SSB  mode, the receiver does not totally mute, while transmitting , and you get significant sidetone audio back through the speaker,  making it difficult and distracting .  The volume of this audio is independent of the volume control so you cannot even crank down the Audio Gain when you are transmitting to quiet it. (Remember the old days with the separate receiver and transmitter  when doing a changeover ?? !! ) It is presently at the factory, and the Service Dept tells me it is quite common in the earlier versions, which difficulty was eliminated with a Surface Mount  Technology  audio board that was used in later production. (Unavailable now, out of production)
They say they have "quieted it down a lot" but I am anxious to see how much.

Anyone have any comments ?
73 Dave W1DWZ