On Jun 9, 2006, at 8:15 PM, Rob Atkinson, K5UJ wrote:
> <<<What's the story on the PTO, however? Do the
> Corsair's PTOs REALLY need repeated rebuilding? >>>
>
> Hi Craig,
>
> I bought a factory rehabbed C2 from Ten Tec a few years ago. The
> PTO was okay on phone but on cw it exhibited the wobbly cw note
> that indicated it needed rebuilding (at least that was what it
> seemed like to me). I sent it in to TT for a rebuild and it came
> back and still had the warbling cw note. It also was beginning to
> show age related problems that you would expect in any 20 year old
> rig. I gave up and basically gave it away to a young ham who was
> getting started and needed a HF rig. that was my experience but by
> no means should it be considered typical since I think there are
> many satisfied C2 owners out there, and ignoring the probs I had,
> it was a swell cw rig and had a nice sound on phone. It had a
> variable AF bandpass filter that was real nice. It also let you
> zero beat the other station on cw as if you were operating
> separates instead of a transceiver. I have never liked the typical
> transceiver method of matching the sidetone freq. to the other
> stations beat frequency.
I rebuilt a PTO on a C21 and it's not a big deal. Mechanical parts
wear after a score of years, but replacing a few parts brings the rig
right back. And thoughtfully, TenTec, unlike many other
manufacturers, still has parts for 20+ year old rigs.
I have a nice Corsair II that performs right up there with some of
the latest rigs, and is second only to my Orion as a favorite.
----
Tod Glenn
N7JQW
NAQCC #1283
SKCC #1444
FISTS #12134
ARCI #12420
n7jqw@cordite.com
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