I NEED YOUR ADVICE: I have a Centurion Amp that I want to run on all bands 160 through 10 with a single horizontal antenna up 78 feet with as wide a gain pattern as possible. My proposed solution is
Thanks Tommy...can you get the 80 meter dipole to match all bands, 160-10, perhaps by carefully selecting feed length? Have you noticed if you have big nulls or spotty coverage on the higher (17, 15,
I'd just like to thank everyone who replied to my request for advice. The response, both on and off the list, has been incredible and I am quite overwhelmed by the expertise, hints and kinks, and pra
Scott, Thank you for your recommendation of the BT1500A. I had just come to that same conclusion after reviewing the BT1500A features and reviews last night. It is obviously a superior tuner for my n
I know I get disappointed when a rig (or car) I have moves on to a new model. Hey, that's just natural. But I, for one, think its great that Ten Tec is upgrading the Orion to an Orion 2 to provide a
Actually, I've been blessed with a wonderful wife who supports my hamming (it keeps me at home and happy), who bought me the new Ten Tec Triton Digital (544)--an incredible rig--with remote VFO, 160
Hey Rick, my wife agrees with your wife...my wife loves animals too, and she says why in the world would she want a fir coat when she has plenty of them at her feet (our Chihuahuas and adopted feral
Dual receive worked GREAT on the Triton 4! Ten Tec was way ahead of the times! I had the 544 Digital, and the VFO was analog, but it was very cool the way I could balance the audio and listen to both
Talk about changing software, and ready for market... I just heard a rumor that Microsoft is about to come out with a new operating system called "Vista" to replace XP (I heard it's now in beta test)
Mike, Just tried to duplicate your condition on my Centurion and could not do it...the plate current was rock steady. 73, Greg, N6GK I am checking out a Ten-Tec Centurion 422 (2 x 3-500z) amplifier f
For the past 41 years I have done mobile CW (with a Ten Tec 544 Triton Digital--talk about easy to read big frequency display while mobile--and other rigs) at about 30 WPM average for 2 hours a day o
You are right Grant, safety is a BIG concern, just as it is on cell phones and FM repeater operation. The secret to safety in mobile CW is being able to comfortably copy IN YOUR HEAD, rather than on
I chose the new Ten Tec 709 microphone with my new Orion II and everyone thinks I sound perfectly like I really sound in real life, without any special adjustment of the Orion. Microphones just don't
All the posts the last few days grumbling and complaining about Ten Tec and the Orion I/II seem so strange to me, because I have nothing but praise for Ten Tec and the Orion II (which I've had about
I need some advice on something that is pretty basic. I have a new Orion, but find the dust buildup on the outside of the black case really shows up. How do you handle the dust buildup on your Orion
Thank you all for responding with some really great methods of handling the dust! We live in the country, with lots of open fields, row crop, and tractoring. I am "blessed" by a "tractor fanatic" who
I did not like the QST article because to me it seemed out of character with their other reviews, which often seem to me to border on being "sales pitches" for the equipment under review. When I read
I would like to get on PSK and other digital modes with my Orion II. What brand/type of rig-computer interface have you found works for you? I want to buy one complete with interface cables as I do n
Ray/others, Please excuse my ignorance, but: - 1. If I use the supplied audio cable to directly connect the Orion II to the computer, is there any danger to the Orion in doing so (as in wrong voltage
Thank you all so very much for your advice and lessons learned, both on and off the reflector. Armed with all this advice, I hope to be on the digital modes within a few weeks. Thanks again, and 73,