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201. Re: [TenTec] On the Corsair II revival idea and receiver noise (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 22:19:46 -0500
Interesting parallel, Gary, I got very active in CW traffic handling and bought a Corsair because it was full QSK (unlike my Heath HW-100). I bought a Paragon for digital modes (AMTOR at the time) an
/archives//html/TenTec/2016-11/msg00283.html (13,232 bytes)

202. Re: [TenTec] On the Corsair II revival idea and receiver noise (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 22:31:44 -0500
There is another problem with crystal and mechanical filters: Availability. Collins recently discontinued their filter line. With the DSP revolution ongoing, analog filters will become even more expe
/archives//html/TenTec/2016-11/msg00284.html (14,173 bytes)

203. Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 168, Issue 24 (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:11:10 -0500
If slotting the top doesn't work, file it off flat, drill out the screw and re-tap the standoff. Bob WB2VUF If you have a drill press, I would use a reverse, left hand drill bit. To subscribe or unsu
/archives//html/TenTec/2016-12/msg00152.html (11,174 bytes)

204. Re: [TenTec] Hi all... (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2017 13:24:05 -0500
Yes, AMP Mate-n-Lock. It should be available from Mouser and Digi-Key. Bob WB2VUF shawn kb1ckt Sent from my iPad Newbie on the list. I have an Omni-D that I'm currently troubleshooting for flaky conn
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-01/msg00003.html (8,421 bytes)

205. Re: [TenTec] Omni-D relay clicks (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 12:12:22 -0500
Yes, there are a couple of ways to disable the amp keying relay. In one radio I soldered a jumper from the base of the relay driver transistor to ground. I another I installed a miniature slide switc
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-01/msg00126.html (10,587 bytes)

206. Re: [TenTec] Warc crystals (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 22:24:22 -0500
That's too bad. I'm really getting concerned that if Ten Tec stays out of the marketplace too long they may not recover. Especially when the economy improves and consumer confidence increases, hams l
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-02/msg00103.html (10,290 bytes)

207. Re: [TenTec] Wrong Product - Eagle (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 21:12:19 -0500
I thought that the IC-7300 receiver was getting decidedly mixed reviews. I'm not keen on a touch-screen implementation. Interestingly, the IC-7200 is back in production. I like the MIL-SPEC look of i
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-02/msg00179.html (17,874 bytes)

208. Re: [TenTec] Has anyone taken off a Scout front panel? (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 22:05:12 -0400
I've done it a few times. Mike is correct. Remove the small knobs, using the supplied Allen wrench (I think it's an 0.050). Pull off the outer chrome knobs and you will find the nuts which secure the
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-04/msg00023.html (11,490 bytes)

209. Re: [TenTec] corsair 1 (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:14:05 -0400
Snowy, I had a shorted bypass capacitor on the counter board on my Corsair that was messing up the logic that tells the counter what band its on. 73, Bob WB2VUF On 3/28/2017 11:38 AM, ROLAND HOWELL w
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-04/msg00036.html (9,226 bytes)

210. Re: [TenTec] Omni VI Rubbery crud on PCB (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:22:20 -0400
Yuk! I've seen brown crud on the foil side of the circuit boards my Paragon and another one that I worked on. In those cases the crud was excess soldering flux. I cleaned it off with isopropyl alcoho
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-07/msg00050.html (9,055 bytes)

211. Re: [TenTec] Paragon 585 (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2017 22:37:21 -0400
Rod: Inspect the battery to make sure it hasn't leaked.  The only other thing that typically goes wrong with Paragons is the PLL Out of Lock condition. This is fixable, but requires a lot of patience
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-08/msg00143.html (9,371 bytes)

212. Re: [TenTec] Paragon Question (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 22:03:42 -0400
Rod: Based on your description, it's more likely the various BFO frequencies need to be aligned more that the reference oscillator. Start with the LSB, USB and CW BFO frequencies first. 73, Bob WB2VU
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-10/msg00018.html (9,219 bytes)

213. Re: [TenTec] Argonaut II (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:52:44 -0400
 I have a Scout and the Jones filter is quite good. Did the filter in the Scout use more crystals? Maybe there is a bad crystal or it needs alignment, though that would probably require a sweep gener
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-10/msg00086.html (8,900 bytes)

214. Re: [TenTec] TT PTO stuff (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 21:37:40 -0500
What is needed is a heavy (high viscosity) grease that won't dry out.  I tried lighter greases and they are not sticky enough; the spring tension on the PTO shaft causes the knob to turn spontaneousl
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-11/msg00063.html (10,635 bytes)

215. Re: [TenTec] POWERING SCOUT VIA BATTERY (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 22:01:25 -0500
I have a Battery Tender to keep the battery in my vintage semi-retired Ford Explorer topped off. The Battery Tender really works.  For standby use, you don't want an automotive battery. Better to use
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-12/msg00006.html (10,138 bytes)

216. Re: [TenTec] POWERING SCOUT VIA BATTERY (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 19:18:11 -0500
Yes, I keep one of those in each car.  Safer than car-to-car jump starts.  The ones I have are 12 Amp-hour and they will power the Scout just fine.  I run my Scout at 30W output for cooler operation
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-12/msg00012.html (11,538 bytes)

217. Re: [TenTec] Corsair question (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 20:54:35 -0500
Thant's right.  The way the Corsair is wired, with all filters installed, if the mode is SSB, the filter switch positions are 2.4, 1.8, and 0.5 kHz.  If the mode is CW, the filter switch positions ar
/archives//html/TenTec/2017-12/msg00013.html (9,843 bytes)

218. Re: [TenTec] C22 (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2018 19:33:03 -0500
I bought a used C 22 some years ago and really like it.  Being direct conversion, it does not have single-signal reception, so you hear a signal on both sides of zero beat. If you hear QRM, just offs
/archives//html/TenTec/2018-01/msg00000.html (10,940 bytes)

219. Re: [TenTec] Paragon 585 (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2018 19:09:54 -0500
According to my Original Paragon manual, the meter lamps are 6 V.  There is a voltage regulator type 7805 on the  Low Level Amplifier/Noise Blanker board.  See section 6-18 on page 6-69: "Regulated 6
/archives//html/TenTec/2018-02/msg00016.html (9,129 bytes)

220. Re: [TenTec] Paragon 585 (score: 1)
Author: Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 22:28:12 -0500
My sympathy... I fixed my Paragon PLL 2 or 3 times over the years.  This summer I fixed multiple PLL problems for a local ham.  His Paragon had been off the air for years. After I fixed it, it ran fo
/archives//html/TenTec/2018-02/msg00034.html (14,012 bytes)

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