[TenTec] Service, overhead, and the future. A/K/A/ I've got my 2 cents!

[Bwana Bob]

Anyone have an opinion on the Youkits HB1-B or the Hendricks PFR3 QRP Kit?

http://vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d56.html
http://qrpkits.com/pfr3.html

             73,

             Bob WB2VUF


On 3/15/2016 12:48 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
> Rick, I'm not sure if you would be satisfied by the KX1 or the MTR radios.
>
> Unfortunately I don't know the answer to something better but not too
> expensive.
>
> I suggest you try to borrow an MTR-5B.  That's the only lesser expensive
> radio that will do 40-15M inclusively.  And you'd have to search around to
> find one for sale currently although LNR should be bringing it out soon.
>
> Or, just stick with the FT-817.  I like the radio, although it really needs
> an external speech processor to work well on SSB.
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
>
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 11:50 AM, rick at dj0ip.de <Rick at dj0ip.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi Barry,
>>
>> I'd love to have a KX3 but it is much too heavy.
>> It's weight would place too big of a dent in my wallet!
>>
>> For SOTA I really only need 40/20/17/15m.
>> 10 is dying and by the time it comes back, I doubt that I will still be
>> running up any mountains.
>>
>> My next scheduled SOTA operation is 1-April.  "Fool on a hill" - that's me!
>> I don't know yet if I'll try carrying my Scout up the mountain or not.
>> I can borrow an FT-817.
>>
>> How good is the KX1?
>> We have some heavy challenges on our receivers here in EU.
>> A weak DR3 destroys 40m, especially at night, and a weak DR2 makes working
>> 20m difficult - especially at night.  You guys in the states can't
>> appreciate that.  You have to see/hear it to believe it.
>>
>> I once built a 20m QRP rig based on a design by Rick Littlefield.
>> Had some kind of IC mixer.
>> It was marginal.
>> I ran a QRP CW contest using a home-brew magnetic loop antenna. Sitting in
>> my living room with radio, mag loop, and battery, I worked dozens of QSOs.
>> Thought it was great.  Then I put it on a big antenna and all hell broke
>> loose at night.
>>
>> So I bought the MFJ 20m QRP CW rig.
>> It was no better than the one I built.
>> I sold both.
>>
>> I want something better than that - but not too expensive.
>> But I don't know the QRP radios at all, except for the Argonauts.
>>
>>
>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Barry
>> N1EU
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 12:25 AM
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Service, overhead, and the future. A/K/A/ I've got my
>> 2 cents!
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 9:40 PM, rick at dj0ip.de <Rick at dj0ip.de> wrote:
>>
>>> My Scout is a bit too heavy and over-powered, but the FT-817 just
>>> isn't enough radio for me.
>>> I'm looking for something in between.  I'd like to see a 10w or 20w
>>> radio with a good RX.
>>> I want it to have both SSB and CW.
>>
>>
>> It's called a KX-3
>>
>> I've got one, but I usually carry a much lighter KX-1 or MTR-5B when I
>> actually hike up a mountain.  (200 SOTA activations here)
>>
>> 73, Barry N1EU
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