[TenTec] CW on Corsair II

[J. W. (Dub) Thornton]

Paul:

Good info from Gary.  Just a coupla more notes.

If you plan to use the internal keyer and an external keyer/key at 
the same time,
you can go inside and solder a wire between the Keyer Out & Key 
jacks.  This will
NOT allow you to use an amp.  I soldered this wire in place on my 
Corsair II in 1987
per advice from Ten Tec.

Using the spot function is very hard, if not impossible to do with 
your filters set to narrow.
Set the BP Filter (audio filter) fully CCW, & set xtal filter switch 
to #3 position (wide), & tune
for zero beat.

"73"  Dub

At 06:08 PM 3/31/2007, you wrote:
>Paul,
>Do you have the vfo in / out on the back of the rig connected together?  If
>not, your VFO is not connected to the rig and you'll get no output.  Also,
>if your using an external keyer, do you have it connected to the Key (not
>Keyer out) jack on the back?  If using the internal keyer, you need to
>connect the Keyer out to the Key jack.  When I sent my Corsair II in for PTO
>rebuild, it came back missing both of these shorting plugs, so I'm well
>aware of the problem.
>
>To use the spot switch, tune in a station so you hear the cw signal.  Press
>spot and turn the VFO until you get a zero beat (ie: no tone).  When you
>release the spot button, you will now hear the cw tone and it will be
>exactly in the middle of your passband for your installed filters.
>
>Gary
>KO0Q
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>On Behalf Of Paul
>Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 6:25 PM
>To: tentec at contesting.com
>Subject: [TenTec] CW on Corsair II
>
>I just got my Corsair II back from Ten Tec for a PTO rebuild and
>check up - so I'm sure it works. I never operated the rig before -
>sent it to Ten Tec as soon as I got it - so I must be missing
>something simple in the setup.  I plugged in my Kent key with 1/4
>inch stereo adapter (tested that combination on an MFJ keyer) to the
>"keyer paddle" jack in the back. When I turn the switch to CW and
>push the paddle one way or the other I get nothing - no side tone, no
>meter reading in FWD position. Does this require an external T/R
>switch or something else I am missing?
>
>For SSB I hoped I could use the 706 mic that came with the ArgoV. But
>it doesn't seem to trigger much either. Following the manual, I put
>the mode switch on Lock and adjusted the drive till the ALC (ALC
>control fully CW) flickered. Then I switched over to SB-N and called
>CQ. I adjusted the ALC to about 1 O'clock position to get it to
>flicker. The FWD power would hover around 10W.
>
>So maybe the 706 mic isn't compatible with the Corsair II? Maybe
>there is some additional switch that need to be set for CW. I haven't
>adjusted the Side tone volume/tone thumb wheels under the unit and I
>haven't tried going through an external keyer to the Key RCA yet.
>
>Finally, what should I expect when I push the Spot button? In
>yesteryear I'd expect some kind of tone used to zero beat or listen
>for a 750Hz note that appears, according to the manual, to be the
>fixed CW offset.
>
>I have operated other gear before - just don't know how this Corsair
>should respond. If I sent it in for a PTO rebuild and InRAD and
>TenTec filter install, and checkout, I'm sure it would come back
>ready to go. Just can't find that "go" switch. What simple thing am I
>missing?
>
>Thank you and 73,
>Paul
>
>PS: Corsair lovers or wantabe lovers watch this space. Once I verify
>all is working fine, I might sell it with full filter compliment,
>matching speaker power supply, and the rare external VFO for dual RX.
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J. W.  (Dub) Thornton  K5DUB
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