Hi gang, I'm seriously considering replacing my ICOM IC-275H (2m 100w All-mode) tranceiver with the Ten-Tec 526 '6n2' rig. (the name reminds me of the ol' Johnson 6n2 Thunderbolt I lugged to the moun
Hi Paul - not really - the Omni sale helps offset the Orion purchase (or the water heater replacement that was needed when I returned from Dayton - argh!). I'm figuring I might be able to sell the IC
I finally got brave and turned on the bandscope this evening. Have used it for a couple of hours with no ill effects yet. I still doubt I'll ever use it except to find DX pileups quickly.... 73, Duan
Here's another idea, but it's built for somewhat smaller space. I found a small oak dining table, 30" x 48", then built an oak finished plywood shelf (hidden center support). The depth could be a lit
Sounds great here, Paul. 599 with a little QRN at 0256Z on 6/6/2004 - hi! 73, Duane On Sat, 5 Jun 2004 22:16:40 -0400 "Paul Valko - W8KC" <w8kc@comcast.net> writes: -- Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Tex
Someone mentioned a while back that BUXCOMM has an 8-pin molded DIN cable with nothing on the other end. I bought one of them to get to the FSK input and wired up the ones I needed.. Works great for
Now that I can hear great low frequency response with my new Orion, I'm getting a kick out of the guys running expensive microphones and TX audio equalization (W2IHY boxes and more). Some of them hav
They also didn't use gold knobs or a titanium cover. Oh, boo-hoo, Ten-Tec cut corners on my Orion. Please, guys, making financial decisions to hit a marketing window doesn't imply "cutting corners."
Lee, I have owned both. I had a Centurion for several years, then moved to an Alpha 99 (very similar to the 91b except it is built in the US and has more US parts in it.) I liked my Centurion a lot,
I have run mine with two, and both work just fine. First is an Astron RS-35M (25A constant duty), and the 2nd is a W5RV 50A supply. No power or RF issues at all with either of them. 73, Duane Duane C
Is either one of the ads from someone with zero feedback? That could be an indicator. Then again, if not, one of them may have had his account hijacked. The ebay scammers are getting pretty bold late
Two questions for those of you who own 526's (early versions): 1. Do you also have an S6 birdie at 146.64? (Unfortunately, it's smack on top of the repeater I spend the most time on - when I'm on rep
My Model 238 tuner looks out of place on the bench with the new Orion and the Alpha 99. I now have a 238-B to replace it. It is well cared for, is in perfect working order (like new) and has no scrat
OK, risking the firestorm from the Orion and the Heil crowd, here goes! (Let's keep responses to technical discussion, OK?) When I attempt to use my ProSet with an OLD Ten-Tec adapter (about 8 years
Lee - Mine is only about 8 weeks old, so I'm assuming it has the ground connection made at the connector. I'm looking more at whether modifying the Heil adapter will solve the problem. I'll probably
Quote from the manual addendum: "The microphone cable shield must be tied to the transceiver's microphone connector shell. That is normally done by clamping the shield runner under the strain-relief
Here's a quick report on what I found. By taking pin 2 to the connector case (pin 1 is mic, pin 2 is shield), the audio gets becomes distorted - buzzy.. Turning on the speech processor, even on just
Yep - the problem with the diagram in the Orion manual is that it assumes there will be a mic + and - connection separate from the shield. In the Heil setup, and in most similar ham wiring I've seen,
Thanks, guys - there have been some very useful ideas to try in the various notes. The most lucrative to me look like the ones talking about separating the shields/grounds. Should be interesting sinc