[TenTec] Older rigs

[Al Gulseth]

Bob,

Point (2) is well taken. Back in the days of "vinyl" when I worked in small 
market radio I could hear when a stylus was getting "edgy" (chipped or worn); 
it had the same effect on me as a chalkboard screech. Thus I question how 
much real advantage there is in most normal situations (especially since I'm 
not a contester or serious DXer) of digital manipulation and its associated 
artifacts versus the (at least to me) much easier to listen to audio of a 
purely analog chain.

But then again, some folks might not even notice the difference (or at least 
it might not bother them like it does me.) Guess this is one of 
those "different strokes for different folks" HI HI!!

73, Al

On Sun August 12 2012 11:56:28 am Bwana Bob wrote:
> I think the answer is two factors, three if you count operator skill:
>
> (1) Use of CW. Even the oldest xmtr or comparable power can put out a
> clean CW signal.
>
> (2) Low noise receiver, no digital hash or synthesizer phase noise.
>
> Also, what antenna do you use?
>
>                      73,
>                       Bob WB2VUF
>
> On 8/10/2012 7:59 PM, Richards wrote:
> > Well... just think...   I bet you could have knocked those
> > down in half the time, with a newer TT rig...     ;-)
> >
> >
> >        [But seriously, folks,... congratulations, and well said.]
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> > On 8/10/2012 7:51 PM, Curt wrote:
> >> Not sure why, but remain impressed by capabilities of my older Ten-Tec
> >> rigs ( 540, 544, 546 ).  With little effort this afternoon, Bulgaria,
> >> Gibraltar, Slovenia, Slovak Republic in about 30 minutes using the 544
> >> on cw.  Not many bells and whistles, still FB.
> >
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