[SMIRK] TenTec 1208

[Ray Brown]

  Greetings. I used to have a 1209, so I'm somewhat familiar with how it works.
   
    You cannot feed it anything more than about 15w PEP or 10W FM or you will risk burning up the voltage-dividing resistors. IIRC, they're only 2w resistors. So you'll really need to bypass the inverter if you're running anything above QRP.
   
    As to the antenna, well, there's several things you can try... if you're sticking to the SSB side of things, you could rig up a Sterba curtain antenna like I have... I've only tested it once, I thought I had enough room (40') to set it up but I really don't... but if you build one, and run it north and south, it's great for east/west contacts. 
   
    Other than that, there's plans on how to build a copper-based j-pole for 6m that I have... I built one about 10 years ago and it's still working great, I can send you the plans privately if you want.
   
   
                 Ray    KB0STN
   
  

AD5VJ Bob <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  I just acquired a TenTec 1208 to use with my FT-1000MP MKV and I have a couple of questions.

I know that I have to detune the rig to 5-7 watts to use the 1208

My main question is:

If I hook up to the 'HF' antenna port and switch over to 'bypass' can I still use my 200W output into the bypass of the inverter, or
do I need to put a coax switch inline and completely bypass the inverter?

My next question is does anyone have a 6 meter vertical they would part with?



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fellow began to build and was not able to finish.'

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