[TenTec] Outboard VFO for Delta 580

[Mark Milburn]

That's good to hear.  Guess I'm trying to worry ahead of time and I 
shouldn't do that.  When I get another antenna up, I'll just put it on 
line and assume it's going to be OK unless I see differently.  Thanks 
for the confidence builder.
73  Mark  KQ0I
Des Moines, Iowa


Mike Hyder --N4NT-- wrote:

>I've got a 580 Delta and you'd have to drop an anvil on it to change its
>frequency.  Unless your cat plays with the tuning knob, it'll stay put, I
>think.  You could always remove the tuning knob to keep the cat from
>diddling with it.
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>Mike N4NT
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Mark Milburn" <mark.milburn at ispwest.com>
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 2:48 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Outboard VFO for Delta 580
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>>I guess that's why mine doesn't have one... hi.  I don't know what
>>different kind of features could be added to keep the frequency from
>>changing.  I expect a very rudimentary one could be anything that kept
>>the knob from turning.  I've been a ham for 40 years but my experience
>>with different rigs is limited, so I don't know what different rigs use.
>>  My Jupiter has a dandy frequency lock, but my Delta could move if the
>>table is bumped or the rig is moved.  I need to remove that possibility
>>because I want to use it on HF packet where it will be on the air
>>without supervision for hours at a time...don't want it wandering off if
>>the cat jumps up there.  I can add a crystal control to the VFO input
>>but just wondered if the VFO had some protection against the frequency
>>changing as then I wouldn't be limited to one frequency.
>>73  Mark
>>
>>Paul Valko - W8KC wrote:
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>>>Hi Mark,
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>>>I don't believe I've ever heard of a "frequency lock" on a rig with a
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>PTO.
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>>>What would that be?  A screw through the tuning knob to keep it from
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>moving?
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