I have decided to make this its own miniseries in my blog. Lol.
You see, when ever we goto a hamfest, it has become a running joke of sorts to try to find all or the Ten Tec gear and grab a photo of it. The means anything with the logo on it. Well, we went to the Dalton Georgia hamfest recently and this is what all we found!
There always seems to be an older Omni at every hamfest for some reason…this time there was three!
I have seen this Scout bundle before (maybe here even) and I like the concept. This kit is a bit much for this area though, hence the reason it shows up for sale and not sold… it is a cool old radio, just needs to goto the right person…
I want the Titan or the Hercules amplifier simply to complete the station, I have the whole station other than the matching amplifier… This titan was probably the one I should have gotten…
An HF base rig for 350$ and a Ten Tec no less…is a deal! The Paragon is arguably one of the best receivers Ten Tec ever made too…
I bought the above speaker/power supply as it is a project and was also the correct power supply for the Triton I have at home… I got it “for a song” too as they say, since it was not thought to work, it is a “project” item or a “tech special” as they are called in the radio world. That just means there is a known problem and you go into the deal knowing this. I am comfortable working on discrete component electronics so this is cool with me. It is the matching supply yo the Triton shown below.
I have a version of this keyer at home, these keyers from Ten Tec work beautifully and can be had for a good price most days, like this one. Just make sure that none of the mechanical part s are broken when you buy it and you will be good to go most likely.
Early Omni number 3 for this boneyard. That has to be a record for me or something. The speaker/power supply is for a later version radio like my Omni 6+.
On this tailgate is a genuine hen’s tooth. That automatic antenna coupler is rare. I have one and it works well, albeit slowly, but well. It will match a coax stub 3’ long to the radio… I know… and is plug-n-play with those Omnis on the truck next to it.
All in all, there was a great showing of Ten Tec radios at this hamfest and it gives me hope that the brand wont fade into obscurity anytime soon. I hope you have enjoyed this little walk down memory lane with me and hope to see you again soon.
73
WK4DS