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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