[TenTec] How well is a Scout on SSB?

[Dave Reynolds]

Hi Ivin,
In answer to your question about the Scout, I use mine on cw and fone and do 
notice a bit of drift on cw but nothing real noticable on fone. I mainly use 
it portable when I go camping with my travel trailer. The only down side to 
it is that the band modules are no longer available so it could be a bit 
difficult to find all of the bands that he wants. I noticed that the Scouts 
I have seen for sale the sellers want to sell the radio with one module and 
offer the rest of them for a premium price.
Other than that I think that they are a really good rig for the price.
I hope this is of some help to you.

                                           cu es 73
                                                            Dave K6WRF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ivin Flint" <ivinflint at yahoo.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 3:44 PM
Subject: [TenTec] How well is a Scout on SSB?


>I had a Ten Tec Scout a couple years ago for a short time but wanted a true
> QRP rig so I found it a new home.  I liked it quite a bit though I thought 
> the modules were a draw back.  I also know the classic minor drift they 
> all seem to have.  I have QSOed with Scouts on CW and the pitch will go up 
> or down just slightly but stays pretty much on frequency.  I didn't mind 
> it and thought of it as characteristic.
>
> Now I am in the market to find my brother a HF rig.  He can't afford a rig 
> but I would like to keep him on the air.  I talked to him frequently on 
> 75M.  (long story), The Scout seems like a good fit.  I'm looking for 
> something for home and field/camping trips.  He does only SSB.  I never 
> even connected the mic when I had mine so How well does the scout work on 
> SSB?  Is the minor drift a problem?
>
> I don't do a lot of SSB so I don't have a good feel for how much power is 
> really needed to not get frustrated.  I don't feel QRP is the way to go as 
> a single HF SSB rig for him (I could be wrong).  Any other ideas on 
> radios?
>
>
> Thanks
> Ivin W9ILF
>
>
>
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