[TenTec] Delta II in a moble.... not recommended.

[Jerry Volpe]

Larry:
A few months ago I was about to do the same thing. you are currently 
considering. I had found a Delta II used that looked in fine condition. 
So I contacted Ten-Tec engineers to talk about the Delta II for mobile 
and they DID NOT RECOMMEND IT at all for mobile or battery use. It seems 
that the Delta II does not like to work on less than 13.5 vdc (or 
thereabouts!) It definitely won't work reliably at 12 volts or less. 
They recommended that I use a Scout or even a vintage Triton IV if I had 
the physical room. I was a bit saddened by this info as I thought the 
Delta II would be a great mobile for me. As verification the individual 
that I was going to buy from told me that they had the same problems 
when they tried to use the Delta II in a van which was why they were 
selling it..

Please note that most Delta II's suffer from a failing backlight on 
their main display. This is not made of descrete lamps or LEDs but a 
special light panel. This part has been obsolete for some time and 
consequently Ten-Tec can no longer provide them. A number of Delta II 
owners have created work arounds using other commercially available 
light panels. A search of Google will probably give you some background 
here.

Anyway, I bought a second Scout for the car.

73,

Jerry, KG6TT

Larry Keith wrote:

>-----Original Message-----
>From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>Greetings!
>
>Are there any Delta II owners out there?  I am curious about this rig since
>I ran across an ad during my recent perusal of some old ham magazines.  I
>have read the QST review and the reviews on eham.
>
>Specifically, I am considering a Delta II as a mobile rig.
>
>Thoughts?  Comments?
>
>All appreciated!
>
>73,
>
>Larry Keith
>KQ4BY
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