Mike, Was that a used rig? My early Triton IV digital has the same 4-plug MOLEX connector every other Triton/Omni/Corsair and matching power supply has. In other words, I've never seen a six wire Mol
LOL I still have a few tricks up my sleeve including the only Omni 4 in existence! There's a Triton III somewhere in the museum too. I read it on the Internet so it must be true. 73! =paul= W8KC Coll
Ten*Tec sells the Omni VI+ for $300(U.S.) more than the Omni VI option 3. The Omni VI+ can be anywhere from a couple of months to a few years newer than any Omni VI option 3. So they MIGHT have less
Hello Everyone! Late this afternoon I glaned out the kitchen window into the backyard and noticed a thin, white line drapped above the grass at about the five foot level. oh oh... The center support
Absolutely. Sometimes I feel I am the ham who actually finds HF DXing... well... <sigh...> Boooooorrrrrring. Although I like lots of the ham radio activities, I get way more enjoyment out of VHF (alb
You gotta love Tim for selling that rig so cheap! I don't know it's history or condition but my Corsair still graces the shack as the prime-radio after over 20 years! It has always stood up to the ch
I am VERY interested if you still have the radio. the following are specific questions... Are you a smoker? any crystal filters? did you buy it new? how much did you use it? how do you define "excell
Hi Bob, Your first guy to go to for any Ten*Tec manual should be Scott or Stan at Ten*Tec. I think they still sell their copy written manuals for a nominal charge. The Ten*Tec manuals don't insult yo
Scott, You are going to make many, Many, MANY VHF operators very, Very, VERY happy when you FINALLY announce the T-Kit 220 MHz transverter. 73 =paul= W8KC (you know the rest) p.s. See you next week!!
Steve, I never got the chance to turn it on today from work. Then I went to my daughter's last track meet of the season (she placed third in the long jump with three schools competing - not bad for a
NUTS. I missed that for sale item! I'm probably local to you, too! Dang gone it. 73! =paul= W8KC Collector of Ten*Tecs and other fine plastics. Visit the Virtual Ten*Tec Museum at http://mywebpages.c
Flush with cash from the sale of the Omni, eh? :-) You don't hear much about that 6n2 rig, do you? I think you ought to just order the thing and try it out for yourself. You know the TenTec policy wi
Hi Ten*Tec fans! I am looking forward to seeing a lot of you folks at the Dayton Hamvention next month. Just received word on my ticket and hotel accomodations. If you have a moment and you run Micro
Hi Mark, I don't believe I've ever heard of a "frequency lock" on a rig with a PTO. What would that be? A screw through the tuning knob to keep it from moving? 73! =paul= W8KC Collector of Ten*Tecs a
Decided to put my original Novice rig, an HW-16, back on the air during SKN. So the streaming audio was off most of the night. I think I hear the K beacon on 7.040 right now - very weak. SKN was fun,
Some say it's the Russians. Look up K beacon on Google or in the QRP-L archives at lehigh.edu for detailed info. It was never all that important to me to pay much attention to :-) 73 =p= w8kc last SK
Hello Friends, After taking a break over the weekend, the W8KC audio stream is flowing again today, back on the ever-popular 7.040MHz. Take a moment and enjoy listening to the 40M QRP calling frequen
Hello Friends, The W8KC audio stream is flowing again today, back on the ever-popular 7.040MHz. Take a moment and enjoy listening to the 40M QRP calling frequency, as it sounds here in the northern s