[TenTec] In praise of older technology

[bob barnes]

i have an omni 5 a very good radio but when the boys first got them and punched in their favorite qrg they would be off by several cycles and the tentac haters would come out of the woodwork.  now what i did was i had the qrg in memory but when i put in in i would tune a couple of cycles get the persons voice natural and boom.. transmit and the boys never knew or said a thing.

was this a bad thing i dont know i liked the radio and as mainly a cw op it didnt matter although i worked a lot of 73ssb.  that radio never and i mean never drifted off qrg.

so whats the big deal

bob k0wtz
all things are possible in Christ Jesus our savior

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On Sat, 2/22/14, Brian Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
 To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
 Cc: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
 Date: Saturday, February 22, 2014, 5:14 PM
 
 How does a digital readout help you
 to get on the same frequency any better than an analog one ?
 If you can't hear when a human voice sounds natural then a
 digital won't help.
 
 Best regards - Bry Carling
 
 
 
 > On Feb 22, 2014, at 6:01 PM, k6jek <k6jek at comcast.net>
 wrote:
 > 
 > I know. As an aficionado of vintage equipment I agree
 in spirt. But on SSB it really is delightful to talk with
 people who are actually on frequency, a rarity with vintage
 gear but the norm now with new equipment. People just sound
 so much more human when their speech isn't shifted 30 Hz or
 20 or even 10. 
 > 
 > I have a Corsair (I) and have not considered replacing
 the PTO with a DDS unit but might just find a way to get a
 better read of my actual frequency. Shouldn't be hard. That
 way I can talk with my buddies on their Flex Radios (*),
 ICOM 7600's and such without annoying them while still
 enjoying my fine old stuff.
 > 
 > Jon, K6JEK
 > 
 > * I have all that modern stuff too, an SDR, OMNI VII
 etc. I just don't like it much. Heck, I think my favorites
 are the tube pieces from '50's.
 > 
 >> On Feb 22, 2014, at 2:44 PM, Ken Brown wrote:
 >> 
 >> I remember when digital frequency readouts (the
 kind using an electronic counter, not the kind on a R-390)
 started appearing on ham gear. Most people (myself included)
 just had to have it. We never needed it before. There were
 easy enough reliable methods to make sure we stayed inside
 our band (or sub-band) limits, but for some reason it seemed
 like a digital display of our frequency became a necessity.
 >> 
 >> DE N6KB
 >> 
 >>> On 2/22/2014 11:14 AM, Mike Bryce wrote:
 >>> I guess it was a year ago I put in a DDS
 replacement for the PTO. Rock solid. Dual VFOs, speed
 sensitive tuning, all kinds of goodies.
 >>> 
 >>> I took it out and the analog PTO back in.
 >>> 
 >>> Yep, it didn’t have the same feel. It (the
 DDS) made all kinds of noise when no antenna was connected.
 >>> 
 >>> Sometimes, and this was one of them, older
 really is better
 >>> 
 >>> 
 >>> Mike, WB8VGE
 >>> SunLight Energy Systems
 >>> The Heathkit Shop
 >>> http://www.theheathkitshop.com/
 >>> J e e p
 >>> o|||||||o
 >>> 
 >>> A man with one clock knows what time it is. A
 man with two clocks is never sure.
 >> 
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