<< Getting a long rod in the ground in a basement can be tricky. For 8 feet you probably have to make a starter hole first with a shorter rod and pull it out so the long one can drop in a few feet wi
<< However, there are few Bencher ST-1/2 or Vibroplex Keyer models for sale. Almost everything I see in classifieds is iambic. >> The devil is making me say this--popular items are seldom sold. Bench
<< Looks like it's does more than the LDG tuners. >> Advertising copy is easy to write, but will it meet the claimed specs? k3yd _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list Te
<< Recently he has upgraded to an Argonaut V and since has had lots of RF problems in the shack as well as not being able to tune the antennas...depending sometimes on rain. >> Is he using the same p
<< It's too early to speculate, because the things we're doing are more ideas and experimenting rather than a concrete course of action. There are some real good ideas - whether or not they'll become
<< The Ten-Tec Jupiter seems like an excellent possibility for the scout station. I have never used one, but it appears to meet all our needs. >> In this era of technically sophisticated kids who are
<< My 756Pro has a color display. Yes, I could do without a display at all, but if the rig has a display, you ARE going to look at it. Most televisions sold these days are color, so I don't think it
<< Why don't Orion users use the [Orion] reflector rather then getting all cluttered up with the other Ten-Tec products? >> So those of us who don't own an Orion (yet) will be more and more tempted t
<< Most of the rigs built in the past 15 years had a roofing filter which was in its first IF, somewhere between 45 and 70 MHz. These were typically only 2-pole filters and wide as a barn door (20 kH
<< I have an issue with is that most radios I have operated, that employ digital techniques, do not send CW correctly at speed over 40 wpm. Especially Ten Tec radios. >> Using the internal or an exte
<< Yes! >> Just so I'm clear on this, you have problems with high speed CW, using either an internal keyer, or an external keyer, with any/all Ten-Tec radios? If that's the case, what do you like as
<< I know there are a lot of foot switches available. CAn someone recommend a good comfortable one and source. >> I have used the Heil switch. I find it important to have enough clearance under the o
something remove want I've always had good luck with (cigarette) lighter fluid, the kind you'd use in a Zippo lighter. It's much less dangerous than gasoline (though still flammable), effective as a
<< I want a power supply that makes NO noise. No hum, no fan, just 20-25 amps of 13.8vdc. Any suggestions? Oh yes BTW, I have a TT 262 supply that hums too! Not loud but still, I can hear it. I want
<< 1st Argosy (analog) with full complement of filters, >> Glad to know I'm not the only who who is a fan of the Argosy. Had a Corsair II, too, and when I had to sell one--I kept the Argosy. It sound
<< Does anyone here have experience with the Argosy and the Elecraft K1 so they could make a comparison? I know we're talking a hundred bucks or more difference, but what beyond that am I missing? >>
<< Am thinking about adding a Century 22 or an Argosy 2 to my ten tec collection. Which rig would make a better cw rig? >> Argosy II. It has superhet receiver, & you can have xtal & audio filtering.
<< I have for sale an Idiom Press memory keyer. This keyer was built at Idiom Press. Price shipped in CONUS $90.00 >> Is this the K1 (4 buttons on top) or the K3 (6 buttons on top)? 73, Blair k3yd __
<< Would there be a problem if I ran 500 Watts into the antenna? >> I'd be concerned about fire, and near-field RF radiation. (Remember, the antenna is surrounding you and your family.) The things we
<< I'm curious what the average screen resolution for the average semi-computer literate ham is. For goodness sake don't develop webpages for 640x480 though, there's just no space for anything. >> Ju