[TenTec] Corsair differences....

[Tod Glenn]

On Jun 9, 2006, at 8:15 PM, Rob Atkinson, K5UJ wrote:

> <<<What's the story on the PTO, however?  Do the
> Corsair's PTOs REALLY need repeated rebuilding? >>>
>
> Hi Craig,
>
> I bought a factory rehabbed C2 from Ten Tec a few years ago.  The  
> PTO was okay on phone but on cw it exhibited the wobbly cw note  
> that indicated it needed rebuilding (at least that was what it  
> seemed like to me).  I sent it in to TT for a rebuild and it came  
> back and still had the warbling cw note.  It also was beginning to  
> show age related problems that you would expect in any 20 year old  
> rig.  I gave up and basically gave it away to a young ham who was  
> getting started and needed a HF rig.  that was my experience but by  
> no means should it be considered typical since I think there are  
> many satisfied C2 owners out there, and ignoring the probs I had,  
> it was a swell cw rig and had a nice sound on phone.  It had a  
> variable AF bandpass filter that was real nice.   It also let you  
> zero beat the other station on cw as if you were operating  
> separates instead of a transceiver.  I have never liked the typical  
> transceiver method of matching the sidetone freq. to the other  
> stations beat frequency.


I rebuilt a PTO on a C21 and it's not a big deal.  Mechanical parts  
wear after a score of years, but replacing a few parts brings the rig  
right back.  And thoughtfully, TenTec, unlike many other  
manufacturers, still has parts for 20+ year old rigs.

I have a nice Corsair II that performs right up there with some of  
the latest rigs, and is second only to my Orion as a favorite.

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Tod Glenn
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