[TenTec] My first Ten Tec

[John]

Well,  I haven't seen any mention of this one. but my first TenTec was a 
borrowed Argonaut.   Having been inoculated, when I found a TT TX-100 
transmitter in a ham store in southeastern Pennsylvania, I had to have 
it.  In fact I still do,  After a few attempts to use my AR-3 as a ham 
receiver, I went through several receivers before buying a Drake 2-b 
from a local ham who had more than he needed. This pair served me well 
until my general license was obtained.  The TX-100 is now matched with a 
RX-10 receiver and and finally last year, a model 200 VFO. I have used 
them as a team twice and twice have blown out the dual gate mosfet used 
as a mixer in the RX-10.  I promise to never again attempt to use the 
internal antenna switching between the RX-10 and the TX-200. That 100 
watts seems not be be desired by the mosfet mixer in the RX-10

(As an aside, if anyone has a 40604 or maybe even a 40673 that is 
surplus to their needs, Let me know )

The pair sit unpowered but seemly happy above my Jupiter.

John / WA1JG