Yes. And while there are those that dispute claims of low rec sensitivity on 15 and 10 meters, The Jupiter seems to run out of steam on the higher bands. I had to run the volume into the stops. One o
It seems that the ten tec rigs aren't the only ones that suffer this problem with LCD displays. Several of the Icom pro versions have display issues. Those displays are not available anymore either.
That's the way it's suppose to work In tune about 20ish watts Try this Push turn button then power (RF not the power button) That should pop the RF to 100 watts It's in the manual. Mike wb8vge Sent f
When I made my 260 foot run of 600 open line ladder feeder, I used these: http://www.73cnc.com/product_p/ls100.htm <http://www.73cnc.com/product_p/ls100.htm> They work great, never had one come loose
Bill, I have a few across my service bench. The failure on both of my unit have been the crystals not oscillating. A tweak on the capacitors got one to work, the other one seemed to have a flaky sock
Gang, It's been way to quiet here. With fall only a week away and winter not too far behind, it's a great time for antenna work. I'am going to out up a off center fed dipole. After reading pages afte
Rick and the group I've been to your site, but didn't see any dimensions given. I may have overlooked them. I dropped $100 for a comtex W2 jerry someone balun. I figured a 4:1 balun is pretty much th
I put a drop or two of deoxite in the small holes around the switch wafers. Now ten tec advises NOT to use contact cleaner on those switches. And with that being said, the radios are now hitting 40 y
The antenna Im planning on installing, the off center feed dipole, will be replacing the 132 on a side center fed zepp feed with 600 ohm open wire that up there now. After all the work I put into thi
Why the nitrogen? Last time I had tires replaced the guy wanted me to have the tires filled with Nitrogen. Said Id get better gas mileage and would prevent ingrown toenails. Mike Bryce WB8VGE prosola
Gordon, theres nothing wrong with either radio. We hams have a tradition of being cheap super tight with their money. In fact, most hams i know, if you stick up lump of coal up their ass, in a week y
John If you can ship the rig to me, I'll fix it up for no charge and ship it back on my nickel. I'll take care of the control board problem, too. Mike WB8VGE Sent from my iPhone
Im kinda of a sticker on this, but when you change something, and its no longer original, to me, the value goes down. Its like drilling a hole in the front of a Collins KWM-380 to add a switch for a
Id check the output filters. The relays have a tendency to go kaput. If you can monitor DC input current, that would be helpful. If youre drawing 15 amps and getting 10 out, then output filters would
James, and the group, those meters in the scout have a history of failure. The meters needle is hitting the face. The two halves of the meter is held together with Scotch tape. After a while the mete
The un-offical count is around 800 units That came from someone higher up the food chain years ago when I did a story about the Argonauts for the QRP Quarterly Mike Bryce WB8VGE prosolar@sssnet.com