[TenTec] Kon Tiki; Call: LI2B

[Kevin Purcell]

OT but too much to resist

LI2B operated by LA7Y

<http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2003/03/05/1/?nc=1>
<http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2003/03/05/1/sibebar.html>
<http://www.infoage.org/p-86Kontiki_.html>

Of course his ideas of settlement apear to be wrong.

OB Tentec: Just a few years before the (original) Argonaut SSB rig  
made it's journey around the a Pacific.

On May 24, 2007, at 8:25 PM, Bill Harris wrote:

> Bob:
> I remember the National ads in QST (around 1947).  Full page with a  
> picture of the raft and the NC-173   Does anyone remember what Thor  
> used to power the equipment?? They were adrift for quite some time  
> (3 months?) and lead acid batteries would need charging after a few  
> day's from operating the 173, not to mention the transmitter. Their  
> back up xmtr was qrp, (British Mark II) powered by a hand crank  
> generator. I believe he had two radio techs/ops with him. (What  
> were their calls???)  That's about all I can remember
>  Carry-on
> KXBill
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Bwana Bob<mailto:wb2vuf at arrl.net>
>   To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment<mailto:tentec at contesting.com>
>   Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 6:24 PM
>   Subject: Re: [TenTec] Tentec tuner to go with a Scout
>
>
>   Yes, you will need a dry box like a Pelican case or equivalent.  
> You can
>   do it. Thor Heyerdahl used an National NC-173 on the Kon Tiki and he
>   used a modified Heath HW-32A on the Ra expedition.
>
>   Good luck. Will you be issuing special QSL's?
>
>
>   73,
>
>   Bob WB2VUF
>
>   Kirk Braunius wrote:
>> Please tell me you are not taking your Scout on a raft.
>>
>> Kirk
>> AI4PZ
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/24/07, Dennis <ve3vg at sympatico.ca<mailto:ve3vg at sympatico.ca>>  
>> wrote:
>>> Hello Allan and list...
>>> that would be the model 291 antenna tuner...
>>> rated 200 watts, weighs 3 1/2 lbs and measures 3 X 7 X 5.5"
>>> input and output are unbalanced (SO239's) plus a longwire  
>>> terminal...
>>> works great... sorry not for sale...
>>> 73
>>> Dennis - ve3vg at sympatico.ca<mailto:ve3vg at sympatico.ca>
>>> Cambridge, Ontario... Canada
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Allan Taylor" <k7gt.cw at gmail.com<mailto:k7gt.cw at gmail.com>>
>>> To: <tentec at contesting.com<mailto:tentec at contesting.com>>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:52 PM
>>> Subject: [TenTec] Tentec tuner to go with a Scout
>>>
>>>
>>>> I know that at some time in the past, Tentec made a tuner designed
>>>> more or less to
>>>> go with the Scout. I need some information about this tuner. First,
>>>> what model number is
>>>> it? Second, does it have a balanced line input. And third, does  
>>>> someone
>>> have one
>>>> they would be willing to part with? I need it to provide radio  
>>>> access
>>>> on an upcoming
>>>> whitewater raft trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 73 and GL
>>>>
>>>> Allan K7GT
>>>>
>>>> SW Oregon
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