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.  
Keep us posted on what rigs you come up with. 
Gary Lee
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On Apr 17, 2012, at 7:43 PM, Scott Howell wrote:

> TOm,
> 
> The rig is no longer being made, but it is a fine rig. It actually has a =
> very nice receiver, but as you likely have figured out, there is no =
> accessibility options for this rig. I do not recall all of the modules =
> that were available, so cannot recall if it could play on all possible =
> bands. WEll of course 60 meters is not likely. :)
> Tentec may have some manuals, but for those interested it is as I recall =
> a little larger than a Kenwood TMV7A. I believe the controls were very =
> basic and the band modules fed in on the left side of the display. I'll =
> be curious what this rig will be sold for. Oh I also believe the Scout =
> had the SCAF filter (if I recall the name correctly) which was a single =
> knob that went from a pretty wide open receive to quite narrow.
> 
> On Apr 17, 2012, at 7:26 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> 
>> Hello, everyone.
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>> Well, as many of you know, I have been working with the XYL of one of =
> our=20
>> local club members, who has recently become a silent key.
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>> I'm helping her sort through his equipment, after which time, we'll =
> figure=20
>> out the best way to find new homes for the various rigs.
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>> One rig that the silent key had is called a Tentec Scout.
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>> This is a little HF rig, that has small modules that you plug in for=20=
> 
>> whichever band you want to operate at any one point in time.
>> =20
>> I know a little about this rig, because I remember it being used =
> regularly=20
>> at our club field days back in the late 1990's and early 2000's.
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>> However, I can't find any information about the rig on the Tentec web =
> site.
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>> Does anyone know where I might go to get more info about the rig?
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>> A manual or other piece of documentation would certainly be helpful.
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>> I will call Tentec at some point to see what they can do, but I =
> thought I'd=20
>> ask here in case  anyone already had some info on the rig that they =
> could=20
>> share.
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>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ