[TenTec] Corsair sidetone

[Malcolm McLeman]

Dave,
Apart from the http://home.comcast.net/~w8kc/corsairsidetone.htm 
modification which only is suitable for the Corsair I,  are there other 
sidetone mods I've missed?
73
Malcolm

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Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Old vs New = crunch time


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> With a budget in the $600 to $1800 range, you can do quite well in a TT 
> rig,
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> Please understand that because of the way the protective circuitry in TT 
> rigs is set up, it is best to run with a TT power supply. NOT MANDATORY, 
> but you are afforded better protection of the finals. You will also want 
> some accessories. I have had several Corsair II's. They fall in that 
> range. They are excellent. You may need to rebuild the PTO (not at all 
> difficult if you have patience and follow TT's directions).
>
> The basic Corsair II is very affordable. When budgeting, however, don't 
> forget that you'll want the optional filters (you may wish to choose only 
> CW as that is what you indicate you operate(allow $100 to $130 for 2). 
> With the amount of contesting and DX that you do, you'll probably also 
> want the external VFO (Getting hard to find. Allow at least $150). Great 
> accessory and well worth the addition. Add to that a power supply (another 
> $90 to $120) and you're still in your price range. A good operator with a 
> Corsair II can easily out-perform a so-so operator on any other rig. 
> Malcolm's right about the sidetone, though there are some fixes to that.
>
> My point is that the cost of your 'new' rig may not be just the cost of 
> the transciever. If you had indicated that you had a different budget, or 
> that your operating habits were different, my suggestion would have been 
> different.
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> Never used a Jupiter, so can't comment on that option. Probably great for 
> the rag-chew part of your operating, but I suspect that it may leave you 
> short for the contesting and DXing.
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> Given the $1800 top of your budget, you can have an Omni VI+ with TT 961 
> or 962 power supply, all 5 optional filters and a remote 301 tuning pod (a 
> real must). With this rig, you can connect to your computer for logging 
> and rig control. Until you've used that feature, you can't really 
> appreciate how nice it is to have time, freq, etc in the log, or to jump 
> to an exact freq by keying it in on your computer's number pad and hitting 
> enter. The Omni VI is a very easy rig to use. All controls do what you 
> would expect. Very well laid out front panel. Dynamite receiver and 
> legendary TT QSK
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> There you've got it. A choice for a rig in the lower half of your budget, 
> and one in the upper half.
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> Best of luck with your decision making, and when it is finally done, enjoy 
> the new rig, whatever it is
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>
> Dave
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> WA3MKB
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> So the question is "If you wanted a relative simple radio for CW work (use
> is 75% rag chew; 15% contest; and 10% DX)and you had to keep the cost 
> down,
> would you opt for an older rig such as a Corsair II or a software driven
> older rig such as an Omni VI or spring for something in the price range of 
> a
> new Jupiter? My budget is somewhere between $600 and $1800 which rules out 
> a
> number of options.
>
> Any constructive thoughts would certainly be welcome either off-line or on
> the list. Thanks and 73s
> Roger Rippy W7RIP
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