The yellow sheet may be a good idea...haven't seen one since I do not have a
Scout.
I personally would like the deficiency mentioned in ads, etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Kayser <kayser@king.igs.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: November 02, 1999 12:32 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Frequency Jumping, a response to Enough
>
> Greetings:
>
> The guns have fired! Tim, K0FL, Jim K5ROV, Steve N4LQ, and Curt K7OQ have
> unloaded the big assault, having been there, done that, the world will
keep
> turning just as the program says it should. Steve's comments are
> particularly interesting - attack the messenger or by inference the
> messengers
> country while suggesting your attacking the message.
>
>
> The other 17 emails of support for the Scout, thank you. Some points to
be
> made.
>
> 1. I had forgotten, or was maybe not aware, that Ten Tec has been
including
> a yellow sheet of notes with new Scout/Argos about the so called frequency
> jumping at higher CW speeds, my comments were there for redundant in that
> they have already addressed the issue. My experience is that even at 30+
> WPM keying the rig needs a second every 30 or so to give the processor a
> chance to update the vfo correction voltage. The use of an external keyer
> helps but it is not the total solution in my experience.
>
> 2. I forgot to include the other things that a Scout/Argo does not have.
> It does not have an LCD screen that does not work below 0C, It does not
have
> a service agency that is a contracter to the manufacturer, it doesn't have
a
> Y2K upgrade kit, it wont forget its internal program when the backup
battery
> goes dead, and the final transistors don't have 2SC numbers either.
>
> 3. What a Scout/Argo does have. It does have its share of people who want
> the radio to be something that it is not, just like every product in the
> world has, It has a lot of happy contented users who use the radio every
day
> and are happy with it.
>
> Larry
> VA3LK
>
>
>
>
>
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