[TenTec] Questions Concerning Eagle

[Dave Humbertson]

  I am still considering purchasing an Eagle. I currently use an Omni 6+ 
and an Omni 7 as my main rigs. I have been doing more qrp work lately 
and the Omni 6+ has been the rig of choice since the O7 will not go 
below ~5 watts.  I have older TT gear as well, but don't use it on a 
regular basis.  The Eagle would probably be used mostly at 5 watts or less.
I also have the Model 516 Argonaut V, which I like, but I find the 
receiver lacking in some situations.
I am not a contester, but spend a lot of time operating in the SKCC 
events and much of it qrp.

I recently had a chance to play with a K3 that a local ham friend owns 
and there were a lot of things I liked about it.  Of course a K3-10 with 
a 400hz filter would be quite a bit less money.

My questions are these:

1. The latest firmware allows operations down to little or no power out 
- correct?  I notice TT has not updated the TX specs to that end.  Is it 
truly a 0 -100 watt rig? What does the power show on the front panel 
when the power is reduced to say, 500 mw.

2. Since I use headphones about 90% of the time, has the hum issue that 
I read about in the past been resolved?

3. Concerning the fan ( I hate fans), is it true that it cycles on and 
off, even at very lower TX power levels?  I recently purchased the 940 
speaker/switching PS combo, and I was surprised to hear the fan turn on 
and off even when operating at 5 watts. I wrongly assumed that the fan 
would probably only operate during extended full power high duty cycle 
modes.  I find myself somewhat anticipating and dreading (maybe to 
strong a word) the next "on" cycle. It is not really loud with phones on 
but I find it annoying. I think if it ran all of the time, I would maybe 
get used to it.
Is the fan in the Eagle similar in sound level to the 940? I know the 
Eagle has various speeds depending on heat-sink temperature and I think 
my 940 only has 1 speed.

I know that these issues have been discussed in the past, but I never 
really did get a clear understanding of answers.

Thanks for any input

73, Dave - W3NP