[SFDXA] How to operate a TenTec (or any) Radio

[n8pr1]

I bet he turned the RIT knob more than once as well !
 
PeteR in snowy Cleveland
 

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 From: Kai <k.siwiak at ieee.org>
To: SFDXA Reflector <sfdxa at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:10 PM
Subject: [SFDXA] How to operate a TenTec (or any) Radio
  

This is courtesy of Bob, K4TAX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick"
Subject: [TenTec] 1,327 REASONS* WHY I LOVE MY EAGLE:


>  Results: CQWW DX CW Contest (DM5P)
>
>  30 hrs. On the Air:
>  - 1,327* QSOs
>  - 1,044,012 points
>
>  Over one million points running 600w and wire antennas.
>  - Old Heathkit SB-1000
>  - 80m Off-Center-Fed Dipole (80 thru 10)
>  - 160m Inverted-L (just one elevated radial)
>
>  As a result of our recent discussion around contest operating procedures,
>  I paid extra attention to which knobs I touched during the contest.
>
>  KNOBS:
>  - I ran the Bandwidth at 100 Hz for the entire contest.
>  - NEVER touched the Bandwidth or Bandpass controls a single time.
>  - Band change was driven by the logging software
>  - Besides the VFO knob which I constantly turned . . .
>  - I ONLY ever touched the RF Gain (usually only once per band change).
>
>  BUTTONS:
>  - I tried the NR button 2 or 3 times just to see how it is performing
>  after
>  the latest firmware updates: it's much better, but I didn't really need it;
>  just adjusted the RF Gain.
>  - I hit the TUNE button a couple times with each band change, to enable
>  tuning the Model 238B and the Amplifier.
>  - I also occasionally hit the Preamplifier or the Attenuation buttons.
>
>  Let's go back and count this:
>  - I twisted a total of 2 knobs (VFO and RF Gain)
>  - I pushed the tune button dozens of times.
>  - I pushed a couple other buttons, but only once per band change (if at all)
>
>  Once again I have to ask you people who are turning knobs all the time:
>  - WHAT ON EARTH FOR?
>  - WHICH ONES ARE YOU TURNING?
>
>  IMO, that is probably one of the main reasons your score is not as high as
>  it could (should) be.
>
>  This year I never even switched the RIT on.
>  The 2 or 3 times it might have been helpful, I just worked the QSO without
>  it, listening to a weird CW tone; after all, all you need to copy is the
>  call sign and the zone.  That's done in 3 or 4 seconds, so why even bother
>  with the RIT?
>
>  Thank you TEN-TEC for giving us the most enjoyable radio I have ever operated.
>  It's not a toy, it's not a TV, it's just a simple-to-operate, darn good radio!
>
>  73
>  Rick




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