The D-104 actually has quite a good low end but that mic likes to look into
a megohm or more and its rarely matched properly.  There have been several
circuits around to take care of this over the years and when it sees the
impedance  it likes, it sounds excellent.  Lou WA3MIX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: new old radio.


> Howard, I think you have a find.
>
> The Corsair was a very good CW rig.  If you can still get the filters, I'd
> go for it.  You won't find nicer sound QSK anywhere.  It makes the QSK in
> the TS2000S sound like crap.  CW was really Ten Tec's long suit--they did
> it very very well.
>
> The Corsair was a much higher end radio than the Delta.  The Delta was
> really more of an economy rig--not quite as much as the Argosy, but really
> one step up from the Argosy.
>
> I know lots of people that used the Shure 444 with the Triton IV also, but
> I always thought that the D104 had a little more punch.  I suppose it
> depends on what criteria you are judging microphones by.  The Shure
> probably has better fidelity, but I find the D104 to be very sharp sound
> and it gets through when conditions are poor.  It's probably not the best
> microphone if you are sitting around with a bunch of friends ragchewing.
>
> I actually have all of the things you would need to make that adaptor left
> over from when I used to run Ten Tec equipment, albeit, not assembled, but
> at least I have the parts.  I imagine you can find the 4 pin mic jack ok,
> but let me know if you have trouble as I'm not doing anything with it and
> would be happy to pass it along.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 10:36 AM 7/9/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> >Well what do you know, my friend has a few to many radios I think.  I
bought
> >a delta, but when I called Tentech this morning, we discovered he sold me
a
> >corsair.  The crystal filters are still available for it..  Do I want to
pay
> >$109?  We'll see.  They suggested getting a talking frequency counter and
> >using that to read frequency.  it plugs in the back where the PTO jumper
is.
> >Who makes one and how much are they?
> >Now I need a 4 pin mike plug so I can make a converter cord for the Shur
> >444.  They recommend that over the d-104.
> >By the way, 10 and 6 are open.
> >
> >
> >
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