[TenTec] How well is a Scout on SSB?

[Stuart Rohre]

I have always had good reports on SSB on my Scout. 

The drift problem was a non problem if hams just read the manual and 
were not CW speed addicts.  I never could send as fast as they said it 
caused the CW problem so a non issue here. 

I did find that Scouts don't like to run a battery that is only capable 
of 11 volts, one year at Field Day.  Then, it did drift on SSB, but it 
was entirely the fault of the discharged battery.  Putting a fully 
charged one on the rig fixed everything.  The limit was because of the 
input to output differential needed by the model voltage regulator 
chip.  Most standard ones need a 2 volt differential or so.  I was going 
to see if a low drop out regulator could be found to fit the board, but 
never got time to pursue that mod.  There were some capacitor changes 
that improved the CW issue, at high speeds. They are in the archives of 
QRP-L reflector, if not also in Ten Tec list archives.

73,
Stuart
K5KVH