Steve, thanks a lot for the info, another gent just replied he
solved most of his by soldering the shield cans to ground on
the BPF board. So will try that also.
This radio had been sitting on a shelf unused for a long time
and the salt air had pitted the panel and cabinet, the man was
going to throw it away, so I brought it home and replaced the
panel and cabinet etc, it works well so far but for the birdies,
Yes they null out with the passband tuning or the notch filter,
but an aggravation, used to using a FT-1000D and wanted to
try TT before jumping into an Orion to replace the 1000.
See how this goes, the service was good and parts were
cheap compared to Yaesu prices.
Again thanks 73 Merv
Merv,
I have the same problem with my Omni VI.
I can often move the birdies out of band by slight movement of the PBT control.
I asked Ten Tec's Service Dept about the problem and this was Don's reply:
"Some birdies, but not all, can
be reduced by making sure that the mounting screws for the boards
and ALL chassis screws are tight. You may have to move some cables and
or put a twist in them. Also on the Band Pass Filter board, any part
that passes through the top ground plane to ground or earth, should be
soldered on the TOP side of the board. No two rigs are the same, some it
is cables, others it is grounds or a combination of both."
I haven't tried this myself; I just live with problem and when I can stand it
no longer
I switch on my trusty CorsairII :)
73,
Steve G3TXQ
----- Original Message -----
From: Merv Schweigert
To: tentec@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 6:15 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Omni 6
After s great service from TT and fast shipping getting
parts out to remote Molokai, I have a
Omni 6 opt 3 up and running,
I have a question, is it common for the Omni 6 to have
so many birdies? Seems across the 20 meter band
there are numerous Birdies, more than one would expect.
Or is this a sign of alignment or more repairs needed?
They are low level so to speak, but irritating while
listening to a normal signal.
Thanks 73 Merv K9FD/Kh6
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