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[TenTec] Re: The Solution: OmniVI+ & Alpha87A QSK Together!

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Subject: [TenTec] Re: The Solution: OmniVI+ & Alpha87A QSK Together!
From: w6ru@lightspeed.net (w6ru)
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 22:45:51 -0700
Jim,
I just checked my 87A / Omni 6+ mod and mine works QSK just fine with
AGC on or off...in fast or slow QSK...doesn't matter.
Not sure what is going on there Jim ???
Best,
Terry - W6RU

Jim Reid wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> In my post on the subject awhile ago,  I typed this:
>
> >>Be sure the AGC button is ON (I had put it off last
> >night while fooling around); Omni fast QSK does not
> >seem to work with the AGC OFF. And,  go to menu 1,
> >and shut the LCO back off,  if you have had it on;  this
> >stops the relay clicking noise!
>
> Actually,  it seems to be just the oposite.  The described
> fix for VI+ and 87A QSK seems to require that the Omni
> AGC be set to OFF !?  What I did when typing the above,
> was have the AGC buttom pushed IN;  and that turns it OFF,
> no ON.
>
> So, the S meter  does not read, and be ready to turn down the
> RF gain if a strong signal shows up near by;  use at least
> a 500 Hz CW filter when in QSK operation,  or narrower?
>
> Wonder  why this QSK fix is impacting the use of AGC?
>
> 73,  Jim,  KH7M
>


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