Hi, John,
An excellent idea. I did first try a soft reset, and then a hard reset.
Neither one did the job. Thanks for the good suggestion. It is normally not
the first thing I think of when something goes amiss on my Omni, which is very
seldom. Once I get it back together I will do a hard reset just to be sure.
Thanks, Pete, no2d.
John Cox <jecox@tri-lakes.net> wrote: Hi Pete
Did you try a power on reset of the box?
My Omni VI + 160 meter band went south and ten-tec said to try that first
and it fix it.
We tend to forget that it is a computer controlled box.
John Cox KC0YAI
Bona, Missouri
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Inskeep"
To:
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 1:51 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Omni VI Plus (564) 10 meter xmit dead
> As last weekend's 10 meter contest started I discovered that my Omni VI +
> 10 meter transmit is "dead." The receive may be diminished as well, but I
> am not sure of that. I quickly switched to another rig.
>
> When the rig is turned on from cold, ie., power supply turned off until
> rig turned on, I get about 40 watts on both the internal meter, and on my
> tuner's meter. This quickly drops to virtually zero, within seconds.
>
> All other bands work fine. All four sections of the 10 meter band are
> dead. Ie., 28.0 to 28.5, 28.5 to 29.0, etc.
>
> I have pulled the rig apart. I suspect that the problem is on the Xtax
> Osc. - L.O. Mixer board (81595). This board is located in the box under
> the 81595SM and 82870 boards on the top left side of the rig. It contains
> the band crystals and a whole bunch of switching diodes, among other
> things.
>
> Thus, it is almost impossible for me to test anything with the rig
> running, as I have to remove those two boards and the aluminium plate to
> get at the Mixer board.
>
> I suspect the L.O. Mixer board because it seems to be the one place where
> 10 meter signals are completely separated from other band signals. In
> fact, I am most suspicious of Q4 and/or Q5 on that board. I will replace
> them to see if that does it.
>
> I have checked diodes, in circuit, until my eyes are crossed. I have
> checked solder traces until my eyes are recrossed. I've found nothing
> that looks bad, and nothing that does not check continuity with my vtvm.
>
> Having bored you will all of the above, if you are still with me, I have
> two questions.
>
> First, has anyone had the same symptom on their Omni VI Plus? If so, can
> you suggest a fix.
>
> Second, is there some other circuit where all four of the 10 meter
> circuits are separate that I have not been able to discover?
>
> I have not pulled the front panel off to see if the 10 meter button is
> "broke." I think not because, first, it enters the "9" digit without
> fail. Second, it does kick in 10 meters when the rig is cold, and the
> display does go to 10 meters.
>
> Finally, I know that the intelligent thing to do is to box it up and send
> it to Ten-Tec. They will not only fix this problem, but reallign it and
> make it better than new. If the two transistor replacements don't do it,
> and no one on the reflector has a solution that I can implement at home, I
> will send it back to Ten-Tec after the holidays are over and UPS is back
> to moving cartons instead of chucking them due to the holiday rush.
>
> I am not a frequent poster to the reflector, but I do monitor it, so, if
> you can offer any suggestions, I will be most appreciative. My XYL's
> solution to this is to send the rig back to Ten-Tec in trade for an Omni
> VII. Not a bad idea!
>
> Thanks,
> Pete, no2d.
>
>
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