[TenTec] Corsair still fixable?

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 00:23 +0000, Mike K9MI wrote:
> I got elected to try and sell a Corsair that one of our local club members 
> has been trying to sell forever. HF rigs just don't sell in this area. This 
> one will only receive in ssb mode with filter 3 selected. Other then that, 
> it won't receive. the VFO does not turn very well. Some of the push pull 
> switches  feel  sloppy. It has a dingy look to it. It has a brand new 
> Corsair II manual. It's hard to find something right with this rig. The 
> display still worked and it still had 100 watts output in the lock position. 
> I don't know if Ten Tec still has all the parts this will take. Is there any 
> interest in something like this? It may even be beyond a fixer upper.
> 
> Mike, K9MI
> 
Its fixable. The SSB filter is in the wrong slot. The VFO may only need
lubrication. Ditto the pushbuttons.
-- 
73, Jerry, K0CQ,
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