[TenTec] New to Ten Tec

[Steve Berg]

I have been a ham since 1963, and spend most of my time on VHF. I have 
had a great time with my Argonaut II, which now is the IF radio in my 
VHF station.  It did quite well on the low bands, too with QRP power 
levels, and has the best noise blanker I have ever used.  I later bought 
an Omni V and have done well with that on the HF bands with a mere trap 
vertical.  This past summer, I bought a nice Corsair II from a list 
member, along with its external VFO.  That rig is amazing.  I have 
managed to work a fair amount of DX with it on 80, 40, 20 and 17 meters, 
mostly on CW running the rig barefoot.  But, I am not a contester, 
though I get on sometimes to hand out some points and see how far I can 
work.  If I were a serious competitor, then I would be more interested 
in the newer software defined radios.  As it is, I am extremely happy 
with the Corsair II and look forward to recapping the Omni V and getting 
it back into operation, too.  It depends on what you are used to and the 
type of operation you enjoy.  I had a lot of fun filled years with an 
ancient National NCX-5 and a Drake 2B paired with a Gonset GSB-100 
transmitter.

Your mileage may vary...



Steve WA9JML

Dennis Kippa wrote:
> I have held a ham ticket from 1961 but never owned a piece of Ten Tec equipment.  So now I'm
> looking at some of the Omni D or Corsair models  to purchase and play with.  I buy transceivers
> for the receiver performance and like anything else opinion varies from Ham to Ham.  I need input
> about any of those Ten Tec transceiver of that late 70's early 80's era and what to look for or
> avoid.
> 
> I have a Cubic Astro 103 for sale or trade if someone is interested.
> 
> Dennis  kw5g
> 
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