[TenTec] Simple Radio - No Computer Inside

[GARY HUBER]

Tommy,
Dual receive is accomplished in the Corsair II and remote VFO by pushing in on the RAB button on the VFO.
There are three buttons to select the VFO options "Receive A or B", "Transmit A or B", and "RAB" (Receive A and B). The Corsair VFO is "A", the remote VFO is "B". When the RAB button is pushed in, you can hear the audio from both VFO's frequencies and use the A-B "fader" to balance both or emphasize one frequency while fading the other. Useful for listening to both the DX and the last person he called in the pile. 

73 & DX,

Gary - AB9M - www.csm-gh.com<http://www.csm-gh.com/>
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tommy<mailto:aldermant at alltel.net> 
  To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment<mailto:tentec at contesting.com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [TenTec] Simple Radio - No Computer Inside


  At Tuesday 08:38 AM 7/26/2005, you wrote:
  >Thanks Tommy. I didn't mention it in the last post but I do have an 
  >OMNI VI+ too. Great radio for DXing. If there's anything lacking 
  >it's the dual receive in one box. And unless you've used the "old" 
  >OMNI series or a CORSAIR series radio with matching VFO so that you 
  >can do the A-B VFO split with dual receive, A AND B, in a big DX 
  >pile-up, its unlikely one will understand what you miss with the A-B 
  >VFO split and reverse functions in the newer TT radios like the OMNI 
  >V, OMNI VI series (and Paragon).  Oh, one can use a extra receiver 
  >or transceiver and a reed relay switching box interface with the 
  >newer TT transceivers, but its not the same as dual receive in a 
  >Corsair or Omni C/D (with external VFO) transceiver. The current 
  >radios are great for contesting but in the $2k-$3K range there's no 
  >really great dual receive, QSK, PTO, crystal based rig for DXing 
  >(unless you use a Ten-Tec classic).
  >
  >73 & DX,
  >
  >Gary - AB9M - www.csm-gh.com<http://www.csm-gh.com/>

  Gary,

  >I can't exactly follow what you are saying here "And unless you've 
  >used the "old" OMNI series or a CORSAIR series radio with matching 
  >VFO so that you can do the A-B VFO split with dual receive" ? I 
  >understand what you mean about the split operation, but how do you 
  >get dual receive by using the matching VFO?

  The reason I ask is because I'm getting ready to get a SO2R set up 
  going, using two Omni 6 Plus rigs, which with these radios, I think, 
  is the only way you can get dual band rcvr/tx. I have a Corsair 2 
  with the external VFO, but I think I'm just missing a key word in 
  your description? Or maybe its been too long a time since I've set up 
  my Corsair 2?

  Can you elaborate just a little please?

  Thanks,

  Tommy - W4BQF


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