Author: rheming@attglobal.net (Richard W. Hemingway)
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 16:29:38 -0600
I will try again. Has anyone tried operating the Peg lying on its side??? TT says you can do this and it would fit my desk better, but I wonder?? Thanks, Dick, N5XRD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contest
I run my Kachina flat on the table and don't offhand see why the Pegasus would be a problem. 72/73, George Fairview, TX 30 mi NE Dallas in Collin county Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 54th year and it ju
And having read it twice, now, I cannot help but respond by saying: If you doubt what Ten-Tec tells you, you probably shouldn't do it. On the other hand, you trusted Ten-Tec enough to send your hard-
You could safely operate the Pegasus lying on it's side, behind the desk, on the floor with the house cat asleep on top of it. Just be sure air can pass over the heat sink. Steve N4LQ -- Original Mes
The problem is that the output of the transmitter will now be horizontally polarized. You can correct this by rotating the coax connector 90 degrees to the right then tighten it down again. Occasiona
Pegasus lying on its side, if you're worried about the heat sink fins being horizontal, just take a look at the back side of an Omni VI+. What other concern could there be?? 73, de Joe aa4nn Ten-Tec
I have an Omni VI+ which has horizontal fins. However, the power supply has vertical fins. My ham son is an electrical engineer, and he assures me that there will be no problem as the two will counte
FWIW, A small black hole somewhere on the down-facing side of the case should nicely drain away those excess electrons. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@cont
should Yes, in theory, but that small hole would potentially be so massive you would be unable to physically lift the rig. Perhaps there's a more practical solution. 73, de ke5c, op john -- FAQ on W
The heat sink on the Pegasus has its fins in a vertical plane. Although heat does not rise, air which is warmer then the surrounding air does rise. The combination of vertical heat sink fins and ther
When you put it on it's side, those electrons fall off the edge of the board. Jim N4AL -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative request
I don't know how you do it, but every time I try to put a black hole into my radio, it just sucks the insides of the radio into it and then starts working on the cabinet. I've lost a couple of radios
. Occasionally the cabinet is them the same as the old ready Killowatts ??? if so, you will really need to let them out as the will probally dent the side's of you Pegasus trying to get out !! plus t
We need a new term for a "grid leak bucket." Mike N4NT@charter.net should -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative requests: tentec-REQ
In just a few hours of contesting the heat sink fins on the Omni VI+ and its matching power supply become too hot to touch. Positioned side by side... counteraction? so the breeze flows over both hea
Author: RMcGraw@blomand.net (Robert & Linda McGraw)
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 07:43:01 -0600
Is that what one put under a "grid leak" resistor and had to empty every 3rd day? Bob K4TAX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative re
Yeah, but nobody has made a replacement to handle solid state stuff. Mike N4NT@charter.net -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative req
Depended on just how much the grid leaked; but yes, you've got the idea. Mike N4NT@charter.net -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative
Everytime I clean the horizontal fins on my Omn C I wonder why TenTec chose to use them instead of vertical fins. Anyone out there have an idea why? 73..de John/K4WJ ** John/K4WJ in Pembroke Pines, F