[TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 160, Issue 8
Paul DeWitte
k9ot at yousq.net
Tue Apr 5 12:51:55 EDT 2016
John, one of the things that I did not like about the Orion was low
output on the headphones. If you are using a high impedance headphone
you might try a lower one.
73 Paul K9OT
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> 1. Re: Cow magnets (d.e.warnick at comcast.net)
> 2. Re; Cow magnets (Paul K.)
> 3. Orion Headphone Audio Level (John Huffman)
> 4. Re: Orion Headphone Audio Level (Barry N1EU)
> 5. Re: Ten Tec Filters. (Ron Kolarik)
> 6. Re: Ten Tec Filters. (Stuart Rohre)
> 7. Re: Re; Cow magnets (Tony Lelieveld)
> 8. FS: TenTec Eagle (Jeff Davis)
> 9. Re: Ten Tec Filters. (Froiseth Richard)
> 10. It was the barbed wire that brought cow magnets to mind...
> (Katz Ajamas)
> 11. "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> (Kenneth Klinedinst)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 16:24:40 +0000 (UTC)
> From: d.e.warnick at comcast.net
> To: wb5jnc at centurytel.net, "Reflector, TenTec" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cow magnets
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> Back in the '70s with the gas shortage, it was popular to go to the farm store, purchase 2 cow magne3ts & tape them across from each other on the fuel line into the carburetor. Many thought it would magnetize the fuel & produce better gas mileage.
> Another really meaningful fact from WA3F (I gotta get a life!!)
> 73
> Dave
> WA3F
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Al Gulseth" <wb5jnc at centurytel.net>
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Cc: "Katz Ajamas" <ajamas.rn at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 9:16:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cow magnets
>
> Guess we'd better run down to the farm supply and stock up on them for
> the "Contact Our World" ("COW") and "CQ Longhorn" contests HI HI!!
>
> 73, Al
>
> On Sun April 3 2016 11:30:49 pm Katz Ajamas wrote:
>> I hope this is not too far afield
>>
>> Something that fascinated me as a child
>>
>> My great uncles had a dairy farm
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_disease
>>
>> 73, -Bob ah7i/w4
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> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:04:50 -0400
> From: "Paul K." <hglent at frii.com>
> To: TenTec at contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Re; Cow magnets
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> Yep!
>
> I spent summers on my uncle's dairy farm. I watched him feed them to
> the calf's many times. If for some strange reason I could find one in
> the field, after it made the trip through the calf, I traded it to him
> for 10, 22 caliber bullets for rabbit hunting on Saturday. Yes, I did
> recover some from the poop piles.
> --
> Paul K. WA0BAG
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:26:57 -0400
> From: John Huffman <hjohnc at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion Headphone Audio Level
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> The headphone audio level on my Orion 565 is quite low. I have to have the
> RF gain at 80 and the AF gain up about 80% for a decent level in a variety
> of headphones.
>
> However, if it turn on Binaural, the headphone audio level is about 50%
> higher and on a par with my other radios.
>
> I am using 3.032x7b firmware. I did RAM Clear, Master Reset, a second RAM
> Clear, a second Master Reset, a power cycle, reset my menu items, and a
> power cycle. The issue remains.
>
> Is this common?
>
> Since the audio is capable of a normal output level as shown by using
> binaural, is this most likely a hardware or software issue? If so, what is
> the likely culprit?
>
> 73 de K1ESE
> John
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:43:58 -0400
> From: Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Headphone Audio Level
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> Yes, the headphone output level is generally a bit low on the Orion. It's
> always been like that. I believe there are resistors in series with the
> headphone output jack. I consulted with the factory and lowered those
> resistors in my original Orion and improved things a bit. Sorry, but no
> longer have that rig or any documentation on what I did. You might try
> lowering those resistor values.
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 1:26 PM, John Huffman <hjohnc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The headphone audio level on my Orion 565 is quite low. I have to have the
>> RF gain at 80 and the AF gain up about 80% for a decent level in a variety
>> of headphones.
>>
>> However, if it turn on Binaural, the headphone audio level is about 50%
>> higher and on a par with my other radios.
>>
>> I am using 3.032x7b firmware. I did RAM Clear, Master Reset, a second RAM
>> Clear, a second Master Reset, a power cycle, reset my menu items, and a
>> power cycle. The issue remains.
>>
>> Is this common?
>>
>> Since the audio is capable of a normal output level as shown by using
>> binaural, is this most likely a hardware or software issue? If so, what is
>> the likely culprit?
>>
>> 73 de K1ESE
>> John
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 13:57:16 -0500
> From: Ron Kolarik <rkolarik at neb.rr.com>
> To: TenTec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec Filters.
> Message-ID: <5702B90C.6000900 at neb.rr.com>
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> Try reflowing the solder or better yet clean off the old stuff and replace.
> I've had a few that bubbled like crazy from excessive flux when reheated.
>
> Ron K0IDT
>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 10:21:48 -0600
> From: Froiseth Richard<Rfwd6dok at centurylink.net>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment<tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] Ten Tec Filters.
> Message-ID:<325DB1E2-CE32-4144-B072-57A1E0FE4DC6 at centurylink.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
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> I have a 220 SSB Ten Tec filter for 9 MHz IF that doesn?t work.
> Is there any way to test the board to see what crystal is bad?
> I notice the crystals appear to be color coded. If so can the same colored crystal from another board be used?
> Where is a good place to get replacement crystals?
>
>
> 73?s
> Rich, WD6DOK
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:21:40 -0500
> From: Stuart Rohre <rohre at arlut.utexas.edu>
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec Filters.
> Message-ID: <5702BEC4.40702 at arlut.utexas.edu>
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> If you can get at both legs of the crystals and unsolder one, you could
> sue micro clips to probe each crystal in turn to see if it works. Of
> course you need a VFO signal source and then put the test crystal in
> series with the test signal and see what the BW and skirts are like. A
> GDO might be a suitable signal source if you have the low ranges as well
> as HF.
>
> -Stuart Rohre K5KVH
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 18:17:12 -0400
> From: "Tony Lelieveld" <va3dwi at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re; Cow magnets
> Message-ID: <BB20233B46754260A9993599821B6F31 at OwnerPC>
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>
> So the rabbits were attracted by the magnets right Paul!!
>
> 73, Tony VE3DWI.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul K." <hglent at frii.com>
> To: <TenTec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 1:04 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Re; Cow magnets
>
>
>> Yep!
>>
>> I spent summers on my uncle's dairy farm. I watched him feed them to
>> the calf's many times. If for some strange reason I could find one in
>> the field, after it made the trip through the calf, I traded it to him
>> for 10, 22 caliber bullets for rabbit hunting on Saturday. Yes, I did
>> recover some from the poop piles.
>> --
>> Paul K. WA0BAG
>> _______________________________________________
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> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:29:32 +0000
> From: Jeff Davis <stuckbit at gmail.com>
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] FS: TenTec Eagle
> Message-ID:
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>
> Selling my very clean, recent model (2015), T-T Eagle with internal tuner,
> noise blanker, and roofing filters. Will include a 712 USB sound
> card/digital mode adapter. $1500 shipped CONUS. Contact me off list if
> interested.
>
> 73, Jeff KE9V
>
>
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>
> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 21:21:49 -0600
> From: Froiseth Richard <Rfwd6dok at centurylink.net>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec Filters.
> Message-ID: <FE17CBAD-F7E2-4E51-A296-53A5329EF04D at centurylink.net>
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> Ron,
>
> The board appears to be clean from flux, but I will try and re-solder the pads to see if that might help.
> Thanks to all for the inputs.
>
> 73?s
> Rich, WD6DOK
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> On Apr 4, 2016, at 12:57 PM, Ron Kolarik <rkolarik at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Try reflowing the solder or better yet clean off the old stuff and replace.
>> I've had a few that bubbled like crazy from excessive flux when reheated.
>>
>> Ron K0IDT
>>
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 10:21:48 -0600
>> From: Froiseth Richard<Rfwd6dok at centurylink.net>
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment<tentec at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [TenTec] Ten Tec Filters.
>> Message-ID:<325DB1E2-CE32-4144-B072-57A1E0FE4DC6 at centurylink.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>
>> I have a 220 SSB Ten Tec filter for 9 MHz IF that doesn?t work.
>> Is there any way to test the board to see what crystal is bad?
>> I notice the crystals appear to be color coded. If so can the same colored crystal from another board be used?
>> Where is a good place to get replacement crystals?
>>
>>
>> 73?s
>> Rich, WD6DOK
>>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 13:57:05 +0000
> From: Katz Ajamas <ajamas.rn at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] It was the barbed wire that brought cow magnets to
> mind...
> Message-ID:
> <CA+kZa5pLXuL8cL=0BFVmuA1ogj-6CrMh6iyW=15r16s7JV6riA at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Now for something different...
>
> I am almost done moving the parts bin. It's been a challenge. Too much junk
> and likely WAY more expensive based on storage than if I bought any of it
> new today.
>
> With the move about sone, I'm kind of sort of interested in finding a
> TenTec Centaur amp. I'm rather $ sensitive(a result of the fore mentioned
> storage) so a "needs repair" and priced accordingly would be most
> attractive. In the mean time, I'm working on: Transplanting a microwave
> oven transformer into a Heath DX35; A Chinese Octopus 8W x 7023kHz CW
> transceiver.
>
> In the junk move I uncovered some Triad TY-84 transformers. If anyone has a
> project needing 600VDC at 200ma, let me know.
>
> 73, -Bob ah7i/w4
>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 11:57:19 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Kenneth Klinedinst <172d at tds.net>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
> <tentec at contesting.com>
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> SELLING MY MOD 599 EAGLE S/N 305778129900 OWNED FOR 6 MONTHS MOVING SOUTH. Factory installed filters, Mic, and cables fuse. $950.00. Shipped VIA UPS TO YOUR DOOR. WIRQ
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