[TenTec] Band Scopes

[Charles Harpole]

Yep, I had the Heath pan adapter band scope thing, too

for a while.  A real band scope like Heath and Kenwood

are a huge help in finding a hole when changing  to a new band

in a contest..... so I miss these oldies but goodies....

Today u just get some jagged lines up from the bottom

of the display, more like a mountain scene.  73


Charles Harpole

k4vud at hotmail.com



> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:20:41 -0500
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> From: w5aer at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Band Scopes
>
> The SM-220/230 scope sounds very much like the Heathkit Pan-adapter, from
> back in the 60's.
> Had one on my 2 meter rig (AM). Since most of us were crystal controlled,
> it made finding a reply to a CQ very easy.
> Not having a chance to use a band scope on HF (other than the one on my
> O7) I am not sure have helpful it would be.
>
> Old memories...
>
> --
> 73
> Art
> W5AER
> Houston (we have a problem)
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:17:26 -0500, Charles Harpole 
> wrote:
>
>> Having bought a TS-950sdx specifically to use the matching
>>
>> SM-220 or SM-230 scope, I know what a real time, actual
>>
>> trace bandscope looks like. It is so much better and more
>>
>> handy than any of the things offered today, including K3,
>>
>> ORION, and 9000 because , among other reasons, the 950
>>
>> system did not stop scanning when u tuned but u could
>>
>> actually see you move toward a sig pip in uninterrupted
>>
>> real time. Unfortunately, the SM-230 had to be hooked
>>
>> to a TS-950, so I sold the whole system.
>>
>> 73
>>
>>
>> Charles Harpole
>>
>> k4vud at hotmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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