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[TenTec] Omni VII on SW AM

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Subject: [TenTec] Omni VII on SW AM
From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>
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Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:27:52 -0600
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Just turned the Omni VII on here on the desk.  Antenna is a 256 ft center fed 
wire via balanced feed to a 4:1 balun and then direct to the input of the Omni 
VII.   To investigate the area of concern that one writer expressed,  I tuned 
across the BC band and the SW bands.  Found a station that was 42 dB over S-9 
according to the S meter.  Ran the RF Gain from 100% down to 0% and back up to 
100% while listening with the 20K IF filter and DSP filter at 8 KHz.  No pops, 
ticks, or distortion was observed in the audio.  AF Gain at a very comfortable 
but somewhat loud 35%.  Stepped through all 4 AGC positions with the only noted 
artifact occurred when AGC was OFF.  Tried it in LSB and USB with a couple of 
stations.  Again no issues of concern.

Found a couple of weak stations in the S-4 to S-5 range with the RF Gain at 
100%.  Still no issues of concern.  Selective fading did have the normal 
distorted effect on the AM signals.

73
Bob, K4TAX
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