[TenTec] Best Radio for a Scout Camp?

[GARY HUBER]

I believe the "BEST" Ten-Tec Radio for a Boy Scout station is a Corsair II and 971 power supply. Simple to use and "protected" by the power supply it's a forgiving radio that can be operated by almost anyone. Repairs and maintenance are pretty straight forward too; if you can't fix it yourself with parts from RadioShack, Ten-Tec will at a reasonable price for parts and labor.

Best regards,
    Gary
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  From: ad9t_tentec at burnshome.org<mailto:ad9t_tentec at burnshome.org> 
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  Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 4:32 PM
  Subject: [TenTec] Best Radio for a Scout Camp?


  Recently a significant amount of amateur radio equipment was given to the
  Boy Scouts in my area. I am in the process of setting up a station at the
  council camp. This station will be used during summer camp to teach the
  Radio Merit badge. During the rest of the year the station will be available
  for use by anyone associated with scouting that has the appropriate amateur
  license. I would like some advice on what is the best HF rig for the
  station.

  Currently, we have a Kenwood TS-520s. This is a nice radio for SSB, but the
  need to tune the finals makes it more difficult to operate than I prefer for
  a station that will have many walk-in users. It is also not a great CW rig.
  CW may not be that important, but I think youth find it interesting so I
  want the rig to work well for CW. Also, the internal VFO in the TS-520s does
  not work. We have the external VFO so the rig can be used, but this will be
  very confusing for walk-in users.

  I am hoping to get a newer HF rig for the camp. Ease of use is probably the
  most important criteria. Reliability is next in line. Contest radio
  performance is not needed, but I do want the radio to be good enough to
  attract a supply of volunteer operators. Knowing that anything we purchase
  works is also very important. I definitely will not be risking the scouts'
  money on an e-bay purchase. Ten-Tec's warranty on used radios fits this
  need.

  The Ten-Tec Jupiter seems like an excellent possibility for the scout
  station. I have never used one, but it appears to meet all our needs. The
  Omni series radio may also be a good possibility. I recently acquired an
  Omni VI for my personal use, and it seems to be easy to use. The menus are a
  bit cryptic, but there are not many menu settings. I might consider selling
  my Omni VI to the Scouts for what I have in it. This is considerably less
  than what a used one from Ten-Tec costs. 

  Please share your ideas about what will make the best HF rig for a Boy Scout
  camp amateur radio station. 

  Jeff Burns
  AD9T

   


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