[TenTec] When did Ten-tec switch to Schottky diode ring mixers?

Duane - N9DG n9dg at yahoo.com
Sun May 20 17:16:52 EDT 2007


In both the Corsair and Corsair II schematics I see a 2N3866
used for the RF amp stage. No MOSFETs anywhere in the front
ends.

Duane
N9DG

--- Kevin Purcell <kevinpurcell at pobox.com> wrote:

> I know that feeling!
> 
> Another question:  Is it still a MOSFET (like the Omni C)
> or did they  
> make the change to a higher emitter current BJT such as the
> 2N3886  
> (like the Argosy 1 second revision) or 2N5109 (like the
> Argosy 2)?
> 
> It seems like TT were fiddling with the designs in the
> early 1980s  
> making incremental improvements.
> 
> 73
> Kevin



       
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