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From: troy_wideman@eee.org (Troy Wideman)
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 18:49:10 -0700
Steve,
 I was wondering if my server was down and finally your note came. Guess it is
working ,so, I agree "where is everybody"?  :>) Good luck on the switch!
    73, Troy, W6HV

Steve Ellington N4LQ wrote:

> Hey, where is everybody. I'm not copying any mail today.
> I called TenTec today and asked them to send the connectors so I could
> interface my Omni C to the Hercules II. Two of them said it wouldn't work
> because the switch on the Omni C was wired differently, have the contactor
> for the switch grounded. I quoted the Hercules II manual which showed the
> diagram for the interface plus even said "for Omni and Corsair 1. Note:
> Corsair 1 not Corsair 2. Still I couldn't convince them otherwise. So they
> agreed to send me the connectors anyway and I told them I would rewire the
> Omni C so it's swich produced 12v for the band change function. I came home,
> checked my Omni C manual and sure enought, the switch has a floating rotor
> and can be connected however you want. The manual was right and both techs
> were wrong. Well nobody's perfect. Now to actually check the rig with an
> ohmmeter and see if the manual is correct.
>
> So is anyone out there???? Hellooooooooooo
> Steve N4LQ
>
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