[TenTec] What's wrong with the Ten Tec Scout?

[James C. Owen, III]

Hi Mike,
    There is nothing really wrong with the Scout, but it does have a few quirks. It's sensitive, selective and I don't think you will have a problem with the Jones filter.  I never had a drift problem but then I never could do much more than 20 wpm.  The drift problem, as I understand it, happens with speeds over about 25wpm and long transmissions with no pauses. If you pause for a few seconds the vfo will re-lock. Yes an external keyer will solve the problem.
There are a few birdies due to the digital readout, that pulses with the clock frequency and of course they are always right on a net frequency that you operate. I had one on SSB on 14.336 the county hunter frequency but found if you flipped the switch to cw speed readout it changed the birdie frequency and didn't cause a transmitt problem except you didn't have a frequency readout.  Other than that I thought it was a great rig. I sold it and bought an Argonaut V that has a slightly better receiver and doesn't require a plug-in for each band but power is reduced to 20 watts output instead of 50. Not a real problem as I see it.
    Get it on the air and enjoy.
73 Jim K4CGY



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 From: Michael A. Goltz <whomike at zoominternet.net>
To: tentec at contesting.com 
Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2012 6:13 PM
Subject: [TenTec] What's wrong with the Ten Tec Scout?
 
I have been following the "First Ten Tec" thread by Rick with great interest! Mine started with a PM3 then a Triton IV  then an OMNI A Series B then an OMNI D then another Triton IV with digital accessory along with a Century 21, a Century 22 and then I bought a Corsair II. At one time had then all together and used all of them CW only (no SSB).
I got very sick in 2000 and disposed of all my gear!  Everything.
Too make a long story short I am still here. I want ( and need) to get back on the air and I found a Scout with all the modules and plan to put it on the air as soon as I get a wire up.
I read the post from the fellow who thought "the Scout was Ten Tec's low point". I would like to hear from Scout users who love the Scout or hate it. I want to know about the freq drift(?) when using the internal keyer(?) Will it be better if I use an external keyer? Will I like the Jones filter after using 250/500 Hz filters? This Scout was back to Ten Tec for a go-over about a year ago (right before I bought it). I have the 937 Power Supply to use with it.
I plan to use the Scout fixed only-no mobile. And on CW only. Give me your experiences and thoughts! I would be grateful for any info!  Thanks!!    Mike N8CRF    whomike at yahoo.com
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