[TenTec] RX366 9 MHz Out

[k6jek]

Kim,

Do you, sir, have pictures of that 1946 Cessna on the web somewhere? I would love to see them. I bet I'm not the only one.

Jon "Used to think I was crazy but I'm nothing compared to this" K

On May 13, 2014, at 4:10 PM, Kim Elmore wrote:

> That's a rather presumptuous thing to say, Andy. Not to make too fine a point of it, but I make decisions in this regard that please me. Therefore, what anyone else thinks, or might think, of it isn't particularly relevant to what I decide.
> 
> But, since you asked, I'll address your question. I tend to keep radios a long time when I like them. I like the O II and I know TT will support it for quite a while, yet. I have a TS-930S, long since a fossilized horse. Yet, long after it was out of production, I bought a PIEXX microprocessor board for it. Then, in a fit of unparalleled irrationality I bought an INRAD roofing filter for it!
> 
> But wait! It gets better. I have a Hammarlund HQ-170 receiver that I have used since I was first licensed as WN5CLC in 1970. My dad (W5JHJ SK) kept it in pristine condition from the day he bought it in 1959. I have continued the tradition and have spent money on it for various replacement parts. I also have a WRL Globe Champion 350, also my dad's and that I used since I was licensed. I've actually modified it to make it more robust, have improved the power supply, and added fuse protection for the LV supply transformer.
> 
> But the peak of insanity lies in my purchase, restoration, use and continued maintenance of a 1946 Cessna 140. That airplane was out of production in 1949! The engine hasn't been made by Continental motors for decades. What must I have been thinking?!
> 
> Economically, it's all quite silly. But it also makes me very happy.
> 
> So, why do spend the money, time (my only nonrenewable resource), and effort on all these "dead horses?" Because, as far as I can tell, they are still quite animate and keeping them around and caring for them gives me great pleasure.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Kim N5OP
> 
> On 5/13/2014 4:12 PM, P C A wrote:
>> Kim, can not understand why you would spend the money on a dead horse. The Oll is obsolete, I know I own one.Andy, W3LI
>> 
>>> 
>>> Kim, FYI I posted to this list about my lack of success using the RX366
>>> 9MHz output to drive LP-PAN (w preamp).  I believe the VE7TK mod that adds
>>> a Clifton Labs buffer amp to generate the 9MHz output will probably yield
>>> much more satisfactory results.
>>> 
>>> 73/GL,
>>> Barry N1EU
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 1:36 AM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I've just finished the installation of my new (and, apparently last) RX366
>>>> into my Orion II. Being the kind of ham that wants to have all the bells
>>>> and whistles available, even if I don't have the ability to use them right
>>>> now, I decided to go ahead and take advantage low-level the 9 MHz output
>>>> from the RX366. I obtained a length of coax with TMP connectors on both
>>>> ends and looked up the 9 MHz output mod by VE7TK. To my astonishment, I see
>>>> that one of the unused TMP receptacles on the back of the unit (the one
>>>> next to where cable 3 plugs in) goes to the RCA jack on the back labelled
>>>> "SPARE." I double checked and, sure enough, there's a DC path to the
>>>> "SPACE" RCA jack on the back. KEWL!
>>>> 
>>>> So, apparently, all I need now is an LP PAN adapter unit with a preamp and
>>>> I'll be cookin' with a real-time spectrum display.
>>>> 
>>>> Kim N5OP
>>>> 
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