Jim, Ten Tec released the Omni VI+ and announced the availability of the various options for the Omni VI series at the same time. I bought a VI+ for evaluation and then had my two VI's upgraded to Op
Well, down here in the monsoon belt where we typically get more than 100 thunderstorm days a year, we seem to prefer separate ground systems for the tower and the shack. BUT.... Most of us who would
Bare copper clamped to a galvanized object will "eat hell out of your pipes," to quote that apocryphal NBS letter to the guy who wanted to use hydrochloric acid for drain cleaner. I use a few wraps o
If your local Ace Hardware or plumbing supply (where your plumber buys pipe and fittings) does not have them try <A HREF="www.dxengineering.com">www.dxengineering.com</A> for the complete U-bolt/sadd
Well, I cannot comment about the 509 PTO because I never laid hands on one. But I have worked on plenty of other PTO tuned gear. Properly done, the cores have very little contact with the coil forms,
Yep, there's lots of new virii, worms, and trojan horses out there. Personally, I don't get on the net until I have a good anti-virus program in place. The first place I go is www.grc.com and do the
While I have known a tol'ble honest lawyer, and maybe two in a fairly long life, they have been few and far between. Most have been like the brand inspector told the guy who asked if there was an hon
Mike, they are not at all hard to make. I made several for use with my Omni's, both with and without the Y for the computer serial port. I stripped the jacket off a prebuilt "25 wire straight through
The discussion of "tuners" brings back memories, including the Harvey Wells I had around 1955. Which had a limited matching range and a tendency to arc with a high SWR at about 150 watts. I still hav
I had to run to the farm - the Murch is an UT-2000, no suffix. Forgot to take a tape measure but it's the larger of the Murches. No SWR meter, that was on either the A or B model. And by the way, jus
Well, I guess that's my chuckle of the day. And I needed it. But after comparing speech proccessor settings with ON4UN I didn't need it badly enough to swap the first rig I reach for after work, for
No Stu, they came with covers. With about 150 6/32X 316ths screws holding them on. That's why few hams bothered putting the &*()_ things back on! 73 Pete Allen AC5E
Jim, you sure have my sympathy. And to you the 500 miles or so between Memphis and Sevierville is "next door." But the last time I made that trip it took a full day of hard driving. Hopefully, Fedex
Well, I have never compared my Jupiter straight up against a PRO II - but I have compared it to one of my Option 3's and it's startlingly close in performance. And in a rig shootout that Option 3 ran
I don't know how much more than 100 watts to a 4L quad at about a half a mile you are getting but my 6N2 doesn't clip with that on simplex so it shouldn't clip on a repeater. Unless it's on a tower i
Well, I can reach out and touch three at the moment. The Autek is pretty nice and would be a lot nicer if better quality pots with more turns were used for the main and bandspread tuning. Even with t
I don't ever remember ordering a new rig from TenTec that was in stock. That includes two Paragon's, a PII, an Omni V, three VI's and a Plus, a Jupiter, and an Orion. Or the Titan III that's on order
Well, it would help my feeling if tests were given to someone other than brand loyalists. Many tests appear to have been done by the "my brand can do no wrong" set. No matter how glowing the report,
HI George: I agree with you - QST's editorial staff has different goals than the labs, and up to a point the labs do very well. As an old tech (I had a choice of going to academia but I didn't like t