Hi again Dale:
Since my last e-mail to you, I dug out the old optical encoder I mentioned
to you. It's a Bourns miniature unit with a thin shaft. It's brand new, and
lo, the markings are identical to what you call out on your bill of
materials.
I fired up my regulated +5 V p/s, and trusty dc scope, hooked it up, and it
outputs square waves like a bandit! Now that i know it works, I'm really
looking forward to my "armchair VFO" control for my trusty ol' Omni-V.
Thanks for you app notes OB! I'll keep you posted on how it works out.
Vy 73, AI2Q, Alex in Kennebunk, Maine
PS: the Bourns p/n is:ENC1J-D28-LE0100. It measures about 0.5 inches
square--really small.
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> From: Dale L. Martin <kg5u@hal-pc.org>
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Wanna buy a 301?
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 11:23 PM
>
>
> Alex,
>
> The availability of a real Model 301 being very low, you might
> consider building one.
>
> After about my 12th ("dozenth" doesn't sound right) contest with
> my 301, I can tell you there is probably no better, yet no
> simpler project one could undertake to add to their station. The
> convenience to not have to reach up to the rig everytime you want
> to move around the band cannot be fully appreciated until you sit
> in front of the rig for 4, 8, 12, 24 or more hours.
>
> Electrically, there's only three parts involved: optical encoder,
> cable and DB-25 connector. Cost? About $100. Time? Probably
> no more than an hour or so once you have all the parts. Value? I
> wouldn't go so far to say priceless (If the price is right, I'd
> sell mine in a minute, knowing, of course, that I could build
> another in a fairly short time.).
>
> Check my home page. I have a text description of how to build a
> 301.
> http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u/kg5u.html
>
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Mendelsohn <alex.ai2q@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Beamer, Jay <JBeamer@PanAmSat.com>; tentec@contesting.com
> <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 14:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Wanna buy a 301?
>
>
> >
> >I'd like one for my Omni-V.
> >
> >Vy 73, AI2Q, Alex in Kennebunk, Maine .-.-.
> >
> >----------
> >> From: Beamer, Jay <JBeamer@PanAmSat.com>
> >> To: tentec@contesting.com
> >> Subject: [TenTec] Wanna buy a 301?
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> >> Date: Friday, September 04, 1998 10:46 AM
> >>
> >> Hello Everyone.
> >>
> >> Got ya, didn't I? Just a wild thought this morning. I'm
> in a rare
> >> mood. For those that know what a 301 is, we all know how
> fast it
> >would
> >> be snapped up if someone listed one for sale on the
> reflector. Well,
> >
> >> just got to thinking, why not take a poll as to what kind
> of
> >interest
> >> there really is for the darn things. We know we can build
> one
> >ourself
> >> by buying the encoder from Ten Tec and putting it in our
> own box,
> >but
> >> for us hard core, everything must match and be authentic
> type
> >> individuals, using a project box won't do.
> >>
> >> So, what I'm saying is, let me know if you have an
> interest in a
> >301,
> >> and let me know if you wouldn't mind building it
> yourself. Maybe we
> >> can persuade Ten Tec into making the boxes, painting
> them, and
> >> sticking the logo on, and then just shipping the 301 box,
> the
> >official
> >> coiled cable, and the optical encoder with a schematic
> and we could
> >> build them ourselves. The additional parts required would
> be the
> >> buyer's responsibility.
> >>
> >> I don't think anyone wants Ten Tec to do this for free,
> so Scott/Ten
> >
> >> Tec, make it worth you while! Ten Tec has always been
> fair with us.
> >> Maybe Ten Tec would even build them. And Scott/Ten Tec,
> no rush on
> >> something like this. I think everyone would be satisfied
> just to
> >know
> >> that they can get one in the next few months, like say,
> for
> >Christmas?
> >>
> >> So, how many do you want and do you mind building it
> yourself? Let
> >me
> >> know.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Jay/KM6VX
> >> Torrance, Ca.
> >> (310)366-7408
> >>
> >>
> >
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