Very funny that nobody else replied.
On the other hand, not many people have ever had a QRO Technologies Amp.
I've had 2 of them.
Gud Luk.
73
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of DGB
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 2:43 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VI & QRO HF2000
Thanks for the reply Rick ... ur the only one that replied so I guess
that's what everyone else is doing without TT Amps! :-)
73 Dwight NS9I
Rick, NJ0IP / DJ0IP wrote:
> Dwight,
>
> I used the combination for about 8 years.
> I actually had both the HF-2000 and the HF-1000 (same as HF-2000, but with
> just one 3-500z), and a pair of OMNI VI's. Lovely amps and VERY FAST T/R
> with their Jennings vacuum relays, but unfortunately no provision for
> interfacing with Ten-Tec's TX EN/OUT.
>
> I did not use the TX EN/OUT connections.
> I simply used the normal "RELAY" connection.
>
> You will have no problem with SSB.
>
> For CW, it was sometimes touch and go, so when contesting, I used an
> external home-brew box and an external keyer. The dits and dahs triggered
> the Amp's T/R relay 10ms before being forwarded to the Omni VI. In
> addition, I could add up to about 1 second of delay (delaying the drop out
> time of the Amp's relay) if desired. NEVER had any hot switching with
that
> arrangement.
>
> I was very active in CW contesting and this combination played like a
champ.
>
> 73
> Rick, NJ0IP
> P.S. The external home-brew box, called the "QSK Platine" is was designed
> by DL7AV and published in the German CQDL magazine back in (about) 1977.
> I've been using it for 30 years now, with all kinds of combinations of
amps
> and transceivers. Lovely device.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of DGB
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:08 AM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] OMNI VI & QRO HF2000
>
> Anyone using the above combination? What is the best way to connect the
two?
>
> thanks Dwight NS9I
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