- 161. [TenTec] Batteries - my 2 cents worth (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 11:08:06 -0600
- Minor problem: 510 ampere hours means 510 amps for 1 hour, 51 amps for 10 hours, 5.1 amps for 100 hours, not 510 amps for 6 hours, but its a BIG battery. A typical battery moveable by one man without
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00516.html (7,475 bytes)
- 162. [TenTec] Battery Powering Hercules, PLEASE READ, Important info 4 U. (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 21:37:08 -0600
- Probably not longer battery charge. The linear regulator typical of most power supplies in that situation would be just a hair over 50% (maybe as much as 60% when the 24v battery dropped down to 23 v
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00556.html (9,065 bytes)
- 163. [TenTec] SWR readings varying with power out (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:46:43 -0600
- Sometimes the SWR meter changes the impedance seen by the transmitter. To compare meters its best not to cascade them, but to measure the load with one, then remove it and measure the same load at th
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00610.html (8,487 bytes)
- 164. [TenTec] stupid OMNI tricks (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:51:52 -0600
- Proper SWR meters don't change their indication with position along a mismatched line. Many ham/cb metere DO change their indication so they aren't showing SWR but something like impedance. 73, Jerry
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00611.html (7,068 bytes)
- 165. [TenTec] Ten Tec, Warts and All. . . (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:29:20 -0600
- Sidetone in the Corsair IS a sawtooth. Keys nicely but sounds like a buzz saw hitting a knot. When it bothers me I go to an external DSP filter with about a 2KHz lowpass, then it sounds fine. 73, Jer
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00621.html (7,657 bytes)
- 166. [TenTec] Spurs from Omni 6 aux antenna input (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:50:08 -0600
- I don't know about the Omni-6 but in the Corsair II, the aux switch doesn't disconnect the aux antenna when its set for main. It just connects them together. 73, Jerry, K0CQ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-12/msg00682.html (8,051 bytes)
- 167. [TenTec] Pegasus Computer Connection (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 08:52:39 -0600
- Bus mouse. PS/2 mouse. Com3 using IRQ11, not IRQ 4. USB mouse. More than one possible solution. 73, Jerry, K0CQ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@contesting.c
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-11/msg00149.html (6,863 bytes)
- 168. [TenTec] [Fwd: BOUNCE tentec@contesting.com : Admin request: /^subject:\s*help\b/i] (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 22:05:48 -0600
- Yup all antennas, even broken ones worked super last week end. But I've heard decent reports on the Outbackers. And I've worked the world on 10m with the hustlers this year in one day too. Being tune
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-11/msg00207.html (7,769 bytes)
- 169. [TenTec] Care and feeding of your PTO. (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:35:16 -0600
- The inner shaft is replaced in the kit. The new one is steel instead of brass so should last longer. There shouldn't be any play. any perceptible motion of the knob should change frequency. 73, Jerry
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-11/msg00241.html (7,116 bytes)
- 170. [TenTec] Elmer project (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:40:48 -0600
- HW-101 from Heathkit. Drake TR3. Avoid the Hallicrafters FPM-300 unless its known to work well. Many had impossible to fix board problems. The bandswitch drive belt can be had for af ew bucks in the
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-11/msg00242.html (7,328 bytes)
- 171. [TenTec] Omni 6+ problem inquiry (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 10:58:04 -0600
- I think oddities in frequency from the encoder are caused by the encoder. The processor is dependent on their being two outputs from the encoder that change at different times. The one that leads ind
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-11/msg00269.html (9,287 bytes)
- 172. [TenTec] FS: TT Ultramatic 645 (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:33:05 -0600
- Hewlitt-Packard was founded as that from the beginning. There never was a Hewlitt company. They may have acquired Packard Scientific but that was a different Packard. 73, Jerry, K0CQ -- FAQ on WWW: h
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-11/msg00546.html (7,830 bytes)
- 173. [TenTec] High Z vs. Low Z mics (Omni C). (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 20:54:03 -0500
- PTO takes about three hours the first one. The kit is needed. Parts are worn. Grease is hard. A 200 ohm mike won't likely put out any where near enough voltage to be useful, unless you go find a RS l
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00084.html (7,392 bytes)
- 174. [TenTec] Narrow FM (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 11:38:03 -0500
- NBFM probably hasn't been used on ham bands in 30 years though the whisperers on 2m "wide" fm are that narrow. Truly NARROW band FM has the same band width as AM, about 6 KHz, no second order modulat
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00102.html (7,991 bytes)
- 175. [TenTec] Narrow FM (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 11:49:21 -0500
- Total bandwidth of 6 KHz requires deviation well under +/- 3 KHz. Doesn't need a 15 KHz filter, that wouldn't be legal below 29 MHz. For FM detection it would need a 6 KHz (e.g. AM) filter. With a Te
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00103.html (7,437 bytes)
- 176. [TenTec] Serial Port drivers, for driving control ports on HF radios (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 00:36:58 -0500
- AA4RE wrote a serial port handler in assembler that's useable from many source codes. Its a TSR that handles the interrupts and buffers input (and output if you wish) properly that the BIOS in a PC a
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00133.html (9,158 bytes)
- 177. [TenTec] Pegasus Programmin Specification, Downloadable (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 09:51:07 -0500
- I've always found it far more productive to write the user/programmer's manual before writing any code. That way there's a known and relatively fixed goal instead of creating code because I can creat
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00178.html (9,863 bytes)
- 178. [TenTec] Omni V and Writelog (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 23:44:36 -0500
- Its common on the 25 pin computer end to connect 4 to 5 and 6 to 8 to 20 to make the handshaking show up valid. There are similar connections on the 9 pin connector, but I'd have to look them up. 73,
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00198.html (7,331 bytes)
- 179. [TenTec] VOX operation Omni 6 (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 18:31:31 -0500
- Probably the mike switches the mike element as well as PTT for prevention of feedback on a FM rig. You probably need to open it up and jumper the audio section of the PTT switch to have audio present
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00219.html (7,922 bytes)
- 180. [TenTec] Off subject... (I ducked!) (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 15:16:07 -0500
- icom@qth.net, maybe something at contesting.com. Go to their home pages (qth.net and contesting.com) and they have a LOOOOOONG list. 73, Jerry, K0CQ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq
- /archives//html/TenTec/1999-10/msg00301.html (7,148 bytes)
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