[TenTec] CorsairII obsolescence - MCU copying

[Jerry Haigwood]

Steve,
      You are correct.  The AADE display does not include the keyer
function.  However, there are probably at least 10 different keyer boards
that can be fitted into the Corsair II and all of them will have a lot more
features than the original keyer.  Some of the lower cost ones are made by
K1EL (K10, K12 board) and Jackson Harbor Press WB9KZY.  So far, the display
on my Corsair II is still working well.  However, I have one of the AADE
displays on hand just in case it decides to take a dump. ;-)  What is nice
about the AADE display is that it should also work with the original
Corsair.  The Corsair used a totally different set of devices to do the
display function but the inputs are similar to the Corsair II.
Jerry W5JH


-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Steve Hunt
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:03 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Cc: Jerry Haigwood
Subject: Re: [TenTec] CorsairII obsolescence - MCU copying

Jerry,

Yes I've seen the AADE offering, and that may well be the way to go. But 
I just feel it would be nice to keep the existing LED display, and I 
presume the AADE PIC doesn't include the keyer functionality?

73,
Steve G3TXQ

On 02/08/2011 16:11, Jerry Haigwood wrote:
> Steve,
>     Almost All Digital Electronics now makes a Display which will work
with
> the Corsair II.  Jim Warner, WA9Z, has successfully installed one the
> displays into his Corsair II.  You can obtain one of the displays by
> contacting Neil the owner of AADE by email at neil at aade.com and asking for
> the Corsair II display.  The back lit display fits into the Corsair with a
> little metal work.  If the 68705P3 processor is getting hard to find, the
> AADE display is an alternative way to go.
> Jerry W5JH
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