Ah Haaawww!! Twinlead feeder. Quick,,,rush out and yank that rod from
your Orions, put it back on the desk and change the feed line to
twinlead. I knew there had to be an easy answer to the problem.
N4LQ
-----Original Message-----
From: KD7EFQ@aol.com
To: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:16:11 EST
Subject: [TenTec] Decision Made
> Hmmm...I knew I was sticking my neck out a little here, so I'll stick
> it out
> some more.
> My current albeit temporary rig is a Kenwood TS570S. I have no problems
> with
> mic's not working, RF getting back into things, don't have to worry
> about
> "Master Resets" even though it has a All Reset function, I've never had
> to use it.
> Don't have to worry if the next download is going to be bug free or
> have many
> bugs. No recalls on the 570S lately that I know of. Don't have to
> direct
> ground the radio by grinding the paint off the bottom cover and driving
> the
> grounding rod thru the center of the rig to get a proper ground (HI HI)
> and I have
> probably one of the poorest antenna setups possible, a twin lead fed 80
> m
> doublet that I use on all bands with a tuner, many times at the 1500W
> legal limit
> with NO problems whatsoever so far.
>
> As Eric SENSI said: It works each and every day with no glitches. When
> I see
> Orion doing this the majority of the time, I'll try one.
>
> 73, Todd - KT0DD - kd7efq@aol.com
> "The race is over...THE RATS WON !"
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