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Re: [TenTec] 580 help

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] 580 help
From: Duane A Calvin <ac5aa@juno.com>
Reply-to: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 23:55:30 -0500
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Dang, I'll never get used to replies going to the reflector!

        73, Duane

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 22:56:31 -0500 Duane A Calvin <ac5aa@juno.com> writes:
> I'll have to tell you the story of a Delta 580 I purchased from 
> John,
> KK5VH a couple of years ago.  It had quite an adventure going from 
> here
> to my nephew who never used it, and then it wound around through a 
> very
> treacherous path to a friend of mine in Canada.  A very strange set 
> of
> circumstances, and it was not in good shape when it got to Canada.  
> But
> it's on the air again from there and still working fine.  At least, 
> the
> last time he had it on the air it was.
> 
> Sorry I can't help you with it.  I had an very good exchange with TT 
> on
> the used 526 ('6n2') that I bought at HamCom, adn it had a problem 
> that
> I'm working on......
> 
>         73,  Duane
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 20:48:33 -0500 "john, ke5c" <ke5c@hot.rr.com> 
> writes:
> > hello, i'm looking for an online 580 schematic, or someone with a 
> pdf 
> > who
> > would be willing to e-mail it to me.  i have acquired a 580 which 
> i 
> > want to
> > spend the weekend getting back on the air.  the prior owner, 
> > however, can't
> > find his manual.  he's still looking, and there is a chance, 
> however 
> > i want
> > to get to work in the meantime.  i cleaned and regreased the vfo 
> > which now
> > turns, but i have no transmit.  the rig makes side tone and the 
> > current
> > increases a bit, but no transmit light and no rf.  he thought it 
> was 
> > working
> > when he mothballed it 11 years ago, but who knows?
> > 
> > http://www.kkn.net/~ke5c/so2r/580.jpg
> > 
> > 73, john
> > 
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> 
> --------------------------------------
> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
> 
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