let them know you are blind i have heard that for blind people they will often build it for free especially simple ones that is just a rumor but for a kit like that they should do it for a nominal fee if not for free.
On Jun 16, 2012, at 9:57 PM, Danny Dyer wrote:
> Hi Ron, Tentec may also build that kit for a fee, not sure. by the
> way, did you get that when I sent it to you yesterday? Thanks, dd.
>
> On 6/16/12, Ron Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi Danny,
>> Thanks for this, it is the most cost effective solution yet. I'll need to
>> find assistance in building the kit and putting it in an enclosure (doable
>> with some asking and patience).
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Ron Miller
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Dan B Dyer Jr,/Danny
>> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:26 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Tentec $19 noise bridge kit
>>
>> Hi all, I tried to answer Ron Millers' post to one of these lists, =
>> yesterday evening, about a noise bridge, but I'm not at all sure it =
>> reached him. So, figuring more than one of you might be interested, here's
>> the essence of a friends' two notes sent to me several years = back.
>> I called Tentec last evening, June 15, 2012, but found them closed at = the
>> time. For some reason, I couldn't get the link to work either, But = this
>> will give you something to go on. =20 Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
>>
>> "There's a noise bridge board kit on the Ten-Tec site:
>>
>> http://radio.tentec.com/kits/Accessory
>>
>> This is the description:
>>
>> ""Have you ever wondered what good one of those "R X Noise Bridges" could
>> do
>> for YOUR station setup?
>> Are you baffled by your antenna tuner or "transmatch"?
>>
>> The 1051 is easy to build and super-easy to use. No "R-X" controls,
>> calibration or calculations needed.
>> Just connect it between your rig and antenna tuner, set receiver to desired
>> operating frequency, and adjust the antenna tuner until the distinctive
>> modulated pulses (NOT just straight "noise"!) drop to an easily-recognized
>> "null" indicating that the tuner offers a 50-ohm match to your transceiver
>> with NO on-the-air nervous experimenting with the tuner controls!...
>> ...
>> This is a board kit only and costs $19
>> plus shipping. From the size of the one 14-pin DIP chip I'd say the board
>> is probably about 2.5" x 3.5"
>> or so. It would need to be mounted in some sort of enclosure, _And
>> _Remember! Transmitting into receive noise bridges will destroy them, so
>> unless Ten-Tec built in some sort of transmit bypass, we'll have to have
>> some sort of T/R arrangement that cuts out the bridge when you transmit.
>> I've emailed Ten-Tec asking them about that..................Ten-Tec got
>> back to me. The board kit antenna bridge runs on anything from 9-12V at
>> very low current.
>> It does not have any transmit bypass capability so that has to be added. A
>> rotary switch could be rigged to do that. Since the bridge produces a
>> beeping on its own, that could be used as a reminder to switch it out
>> BEFORE
>> you transmit. This means that once you are tuned, = you
>> *must*
>> remember each time to switch out the bridge before you transmit, or you'll
>> fry it......"""
>>
>>
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