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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