I'd order a few, whether you need them or not. They croak at the worst possible
time and if you're in the middle of a contest, it's nice to have spares.
Order an even number because it's easier to replace both while you have the
board out than to find out which one is bad.
Some guys replace them all at once. I do not and I've only had three failures
in 19 years.
Later,
Joe, K8MP
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From: Greg S via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Cc: Greg S <oldlongbeard@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 13, 2017 02:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 20/17
My bad.....mine went out on 15 and 17M at the same time, and was a relay on
LPF board. My apology for the misdirection. Possible you lost 2 relays on that
board close to simultaneously, but not likely. Careful perusal of the
schematics will help steer you to likely culprits......because its fairly
quick, and easy, i would jumper temporarily across the 2 LPF for those 2 bands,
and see if one or both comes back.......just me. Regards, Greg, KC8HXO
>
> On Aug 12, 2017 at 19:44, <Greg S via TenTec (<a
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>
>
> Most likely (almost assuredly) a bad relay on low pass filter board. Recent
> conversations on this list discuss possible replacement part numbers and
> sources. Instructions for doing the job are on THE TenTec Wiki page. Greg,
> KC8HXO > > On Aug 12, 2017 at 18:22, wrote: > > > > It's always
> something... Just discovered (and I mean just) that I've lost both 20 and 17
> meters on my Omni VI+. No receive, no transmit. But only on those two bands.
> No issues at all on the other bands. Obviously something common to both 20 &
> 17 decided to let the smoke out. Any suggestions on what to look for? 73,
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