[TenTec] Your favorite TT rig? (for CW)

[Joe Malloy]

My favorite Ten-Tec rig (not necessarily to best-performing) was the one 
I was introduced to at a club station, W4UVA (University of Virginia), 
when I went there to attend graduate school -- a Triton IV.  I had not 
seen one before and had only seen a Argonaut 505 briefly a couple of 
years earlier.  I couldn't believe such a plain and simple appearing rig 
could work the wonders it did.  The only downside, and that comes in 
later years, was the audio-derived AGC, but judicious use of the rf gain 
control took care of that.  My first TT rig was an Argosy -- which I 
similarly loved (although it lacked an RF gain).  In fact, I was fond of 
both of them -- the Triton for introducing me to TT and the Argosy for 
great performance in a little box.  I liked them so much, I bought one 
of each in recent years and occasionally use them.

My next TT was a Corsair -- which was my mainstay for many, many years.  
But that's another story.

73,

Joe, W2RBA

> I've used a Triton IV (digital) and a Corsair II extensively and an 
> Argonaut 2 some mobile.  I like the Corsair II - sweet receiver, nice 
> QSK, good filters.  The Argonaut II is OK but a little noisy and lacks 
> a really sharp filter.  Corsair II wins hands down.  Haven't really 
> used the Scout yet.
>
> Dave K9SW
>
> Corsair 2
> Argonaut 2
> Scout
>
> On Dec 4, 2004, at 10:52 AM, Able2fly at aol.com wrote:
>
>> The only TT rig I've ever used is an Omni V that I'm pretty fond of. I
>> wonder if TT has ever produced a better rig for the casual CW 
>> operator? (The  Orion
>> is out of my league). I'm mainly interested in weak signal 
>> performance and
>> pleasant QSK below 40 WPM.
>>
>> What's YOUR favorite? Has anyone that's used an OMNI V found a TT
>> significantly more satisfying?
>>
>> Thanks for the enlightenment.
>>
>> Bill,   K3UJ
>