[TenTec] Small CW only rig.

[JAMES HANLON]

Raymond Moore, in his book "Transmitters, Exciters and Power Amplifiers, 1930 - 1980" lists the Ten Tec TX-10.  It was made in 1971, sold for $99.50, covered 80 - 10 meters, CW only, 100 watts input to the final, and had a Pi network output circuit.  He shows a picture of it as well.  It has a meter with a clear plastic bezel on the left, a cluster of four knobs (3 smaller knobs and a larger one that appears to be a bandswitch) on the right, a crystal socket in the bottom center, a power switch on the bottom left, and a jack on the bottom right.  If Moore lists it in his book it is probably a tube transmitter.

73,

Jim Hanlon, W8KGI
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Winston Jones<mailto:jones_winston at bellsouth.net> 
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  Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 4:56 PM
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  Ten-Tec never made any tube transmitter but the TX-100. What you're
  describing sounds like the Ameco rig. It was 15 watt kit with crystal
  control. Sold for around $30 or so.
  73, Winston K4CWQ

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Larry Brengman" <silverfoxcue at earthlink.net<mailto:silverfoxcue at earthlink.net>>
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