[TenTec] Time on their hands

[Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX]

Now that's what I call a "single operator, multiple receiver" station.

Yes, Duane, I did enjoy the QSO too.  Looking again tonight for some 
activity.

Some of you other folks turn on your radio and make some noise by putting a 
signal in the air as opposed to one on the wire.  Try it, you might find 
that it's actually fun and I didn't hear one sole complaining.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane - N9DG" <n9dg at yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Time on their hands


>I did.
>
> And yes it was nice to rag chew with you Bob on 144.210 SSB.
> The distance between us was about 600 miles. I too was only
> running about 150 watts. Conditions were really quite stable
> throughout the entire time we talked.
>
> TT gear used? Well let me see, I had 4 of the Pegasus radios
> on line and another 2 Corsair II's plus a Corsair. That whole
> lot of TT gear was performing transverter IF duties for 144,
> 222, and 432 (all DEMI transverters). It all worked pretty
> good, so I could keep rag chewing on 144.210 while still
> tuning around to the various activity spikes up and down the
> band that I saw on the spectrum sweep display (a
> Pegasus/Pegasus/Corsair II combo provides me with 2 RX's
> *and* a full time spectrum sweep). So I didn't need to worry
> that I might be missing something by rag chewing during the
> middle of a nice band opening ;). Oh and I was also
> simultaneously keeping an eye *and* ear on both 222 and 432
> as well (a Pegasus/Corsair combo on each of those two bands).
>
> Last night's tropo event boosted my 2005 2M grid total by 15
> new grids, I'm now at 83 2M grids worked since January 1
> 2005. I'm hanging out in the shack as I write this
> listening/watching 2M hoping that something will redevelop
> again tonight.
>
> Duane
> N9DG
>
> --- Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX <RMcGraw at Blomand.Net> wrote:
>
>> Anybody actually USED their Tentec radio this afternoon?  I
>> have and did
>> last evening.  Worked 7 new grid squares on 2M SSB.  Great
>> opening from EM75
>> in Tennessee into Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
>> Oklahoma, Texas,
>> Arkansas & Louisiana.  All with a 10 ele HB yagi and 150
>> watts.  Oh, the
>> Tentec rig of choice last evening was a Paragon II.
>>
>> 73
>> Bob, K4TAX
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