[TenTec] Help please , Orion with Alpha 91B

[Dave W7DPW]

Here's what AlphaPower says. You might want to investigate..

http://www.alpha-amps.com/html/ampkey.htm

and for the OMNI  VI plus:

http://www.alpha-amps.com/html/tentec.htm

Dave W7DPW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Help please , Orion with Alpha 91B


> Pete
>
> I'm flumoxed by your comment on the 87A.  The 87A is as fast a QSK
amp
> as I've ever seen.  It's awful with Ten Tec loop keying, because it
> switches too fast for it.  My 87A with my Orion is good to better
than
> 100wpm, not that I send that fast.  When loop keyed it clips the
> tail-end of character elements and is awful even at 18wpm.  Doesn't
the
> Titan still use a vacuum relay, which is why it needs loop keying in
the
> first place.
>
> Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F
>
>
> ac5e at comcast.net wrote:
>
> >Hi Lee; I suspect it will depends bit on just how fast you operate.
If the 91's keying is as fast as the 87A you won't have much if any
degredation in the QSK. Of course, I could tell the difference when I
sent an exchange to  some of the 40+ DX stations, but for normal
keying up to 30 WPM the 87A is as good as the Titan that lives on the
shelf below it.
> >
> >73  Pete Allen  AC5E
> >
> >--
> >Never squat with your spurs on
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hello gang,
> >>
> >>I have an Orion currently using it with a TT Centaur. Works well
full QSK.
> >>
> >>I have an opportunity to get an Alpha 91B for a good price.
> >>
> >>Looking at the Alpha I see it does nor suppport the full keying
loop like the
> >>TT amps.
> >>So, what do I need to do to hook the Orion to the Alpha for full
QSK?
> >>Any less function than a TT amp?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Lee, KC9CDT
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