Author: "Gary H. Harmon, Jr." <gharmon@idworld.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:51:46 -0600
A good friend is looking for a grey faced Ten-Tec amp, either an early Centurion or maybe a Hercules II solid state. Pass me your information and I will advise Ron. 73, Gary H. Harmon, Jr. - K5JWK 60
Author: "Gary H. Harmon, Jr." <gharmon@idworld.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:37:57 -0600
A CENTAUR would work as well too. Vr, Gary H. Harmon, Jr. - K5JWK 6003 Archwood San Antonio, TX 78239-1504 210.657.1549h / 210.884.6926c "Retirement means every day is a Saturday except Sunday". --Or
I sense from the words "grey faced Ten Tec amp" that he's a collector who cares more about cosmetics than performance. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list
Author: "Gary H. Harmon, Jr." <gharmon@idworld.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:16:13 -0600
Not necessarily but he does have a beautiful exciter with a grey face. I suggested he take a SB-200 and paint it grey. I believe grey would be his preference but he is probably open to other alternat
I have a gray face I took if off and put on black face so I can have both. I think that the black looks best. I sense from the words "grey faced Ten Tec amp" that he's a collector who cares more abou
Hmmm... why do you say this, JB ... are the gray faced amps less capable than the black faced amps? Should I avoid the gray faced units? (He asked because he is actually considering adding another am
All I know about Ten Tec amps is from using them, and occasionally fixing them. I've also looked at their output on spectrum analyzers and scopes. As I recall, some of the scope traces were green, ot
There are a lot of good amps out there. The TT Centurion is a good example. Has 2 3-500Z tubes which are still available, Has break-in CW, Built well, Still is sold and service by TT. I sent mine in
Well... that all seems sorta parochial, I guess. If there is no technical reason the gray faced amps are bad or worse than the other color amps, ... why diss the guy on what he wants? If there was a
I'd guess that it's all about the looks. I have a few Omni Vs, Omni VI's, corsairs and such with the associated accessories and while either one, black or gray, amp produce the same amount of power,
How difficult was the swap? I have a Centurian with the gray face, and black would match the rest of the shack better. I have a manual tremor, so fine work is kind of difficult. Thanks. 73, Frank KF6