Thanks, Ed.
And, you are correct: he did own an Omni 6, and that is one of the pieces
of gear we are trying to find a new home for.
Bill was an avid CW op, and the Omni 6 was his favorite rig for all the
obvious reasons.
Maybe you worked him at some point?
His call was W8ZNH.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 11:17 PM
Subject: Fw: Tentec Scout?
> Tom, in reference to your S K friend's gear I think he owned an Omni six.
> That rig is very accessible to a blind op if you have the talking module.
> You do need sighted help to set it up but then everything you need is on
> the
> front panel and is nice to use. I do have an extra talking module if
> anyone
> with a sight problem happens to get that rig. 73
> Ed K7UC
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:45 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Tentec Scout?
>
>> Thanks, Gary, and I will certainly keep everyone posted.
>>
>> My silent key friend had lots of equipment, and so much of it is
>> tempting.
>>
>> However, I can't break the bank with all sorts of purchases. Have to use
>> some judgment, I guess.
>>
>> One thing I do know is that he took very good care of his equipment, so I
>> know that, whatever I buy will be in good working condition.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 10:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: Tentec Scout?
>>
>>
>>> Tom:
>>>
>>> I think I have the manual for the qrp version of the scout.
>>> There were two. the 555 is the 50 watt version, and the 556 is the 5 =
>>> watt version.
>>>
>>> There were band modules for 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, and 10 meters.
>>> I had one, not hard for a blind person to use. Keyer starts out at 20 =
>>> wpm when you power up.
>>> The Jones filter is a nice feature which I wish more rigs would employ.
>>> =20=
>>>
>>> Keep us posted on what rigs you come up with.=20
>>> Gary Lee
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 17, 2012, at 7:43 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
>>>
>>>> TOm,
>>>>=20
>>>> The rig is no longer being made, but it is a fine rig. It actually has
>>>> =
>>> a =3D
>>>> very nice receiver, but as you likely have figured out, there is no =3D
>>>> accessibility options for this rig. I do not recall all of the modules
>>>> =
>>> =3D
>>>> that were available, so cannot recall if it could play on all possible
>>>> =
>>> =3D
>>>> bands. WEll of course 60 meters is not likely. :)
>>>> Tentec may have some manuals, but for those interested it is as I =
>>> recall =3D
>>>> a little larger than a Kenwood TMV7A. I believe the controls were very
>>>> =
>>> =3D
>>>> basic and the band modules fed in on the left side of the display. =
>>> I'll =3D
>>>> be curious what this rig will be sold for. Oh I also believe the Scout
>>>> =
>>> =3D
>>>> had the SCAF filter (if I recall the name correctly) which was a =
>>> single =3D
>>>> knob that went from a pretty wide open receive to quite narrow.
>>>>=20
>>>> On Apr 17, 2012, at 7:26 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>>> Hello, everyone.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> Well, as many of you know, I have been working with the XYL of one of
>>>>> =
>>> =3D
>>>> our=3D20
>>>>> local club members, who has recently become a silent key.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> I'm helping her sort through his equipment, after which time, we'll
>>>>> =3D=
>>>
>>>> figure=3D20
>>>>> out the best way to find new homes for the various rigs.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> One rig that the silent key had is called a Tentec Scout.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> This is a little HF rig, that has small modules that you plug in =
>>> for=3D20=3D
>>>>=20
>>>>> whichever band you want to operate at any one point in time.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> I know a little about this rig, because I remember it being used =3D
>>>> regularly=3D20
>>>>> at our club field days back in the late 1990's and early 2000's.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> However, I can't find any information about the rig on the Tentec web
>>>>> =
>>> =3D
>>>> site.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> Does anyone know where I might go to get more info about the rig?
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> A manual or other piece of documentation would certainly be helpful.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> I will call Tentec at some point to see what they can do, but I =3D
>>>> thought I'd=3D20
>>>>> ask here in case anyone already had some info on the rig that they
>>>>> =3D=
>>>
>>>> could=3D20
>>>>> share.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
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