Not with digital sigs
Best regards - Bry Carling
> On Aug 13, 2014, at 9:13 AM, "Gary - AB9M" <glhuber@msn.com> wrote:
>
> Can you get the OMNI-VII to produce 100W via the Tune / PWR buttons on the
> frequency of interest and antenna used?
>
>
> 73 & DX,
>
> Gary - AB9M
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Louis Ciotti
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 8:00 AM
> To: bcarling@cfl.rr.com ; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VII Digital
>
> You should be getting way more power out that 20-30 watts. something
> is just wrong.... you should be able to full power out in the
> digital modes. Granted some of them there is totally not a need for
> full output power like PSK-31, JT65, etc. At then end of the day if
> you are not able to drive the OMNI to 100watts with all the settings
> maxed out (both on the PC and the rig) something is wrong.
>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:52 AM, <bcarling@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> It may be "fried" but I seriously doubt it. I was able to work into VK this
>> morning on 40m
>> with JT65 and I am now getting 30 - 50 watts output.
>>
>> The fault may be in the amount of signal WINDOWS 8 is allowing to come out
>> of the laptop.
>>
>> I am trying to find if there is some level that is pulled down but
>> everything I see is at 100%
>>
>> So far so good. I don't want to get 100 watts out and I think that I
>> probably don't want any
>> ALC action while running digital modes. The speech processor actually helps
>> alittle in my
>> case.
>>
>>> On 12 Aug 2014 at 23:12, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
>>>
>>> The Omni VII does not have low gain. But it seems yours has a defective
>>> LINE INPUT. I can run mine at 25% and raising the level up on the computer
>>> I get 100 watts of data output, well into ALC range.
>>>
>>> Sorry Brian, but from what you say, your LINE INPUT circuit is fried. This
>>> is also evident from your findings that it works OK with the FT857 but not
>>> the Omni VII. In doing a bit of research on the FT857D I find the audio
>>> levels for the two radios are very close to the same values.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Bob, K4TAX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <bcarling@cfl.rr.com>
>>> To: "Louis Ciotti" <lciotti1@gmail.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 10:49 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VII Digital
>>>
>>>
>>> > Nothing is smoked. The Tentec just has VERY low gain on that aux input
>>> > when used in USB
>>> > mode unfortunately.
>>> >
>>> > If I run everything flat out, I can make contacts. OMNI VII Line Gain >
>>> > 100%
>>> > Software level at maximum. Laptop gain 100% and OMNI VII Power set for >
>>> > 100
>>> > watts.
>>> > If I run the speech processor at 40 - 50 I can make more power and more
>>> > contacts.
>>> >
>>> > It works. It just doesn't work very well compared to an FT857D.
>>> >
>>> > If I turn the Keying loop back, on I can use my Centurion amp and get >
>>> > 30 -
>>> > 100 watts out
>>> > depending on the audio frequency. The laptop produes a peak around 2 > kHz
>>> > which isn't
>>> > unusual. With everything flat out 100% I can sometimes now get 20-30 >
>>> > watts
>>> > out of the radio
>>> > that way. Not great but it will do for now.
>>> >
>>> > On 12 Aug 2014 at 23:12, Louis Ciotti wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 7:38 PM, <bcarling@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>>> >> > I don't think it's the signal levels unless there is a bad >> >
>>> >> > connection
>>> >> > insid ethe Easy-DIGI or her
>>> >> > connected it to the wrong pin on the ACC1 cable.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > There is plenty of audio coming out of the laptop.
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> Sounds like you are using the speaker output connection, typically
>>> >> this output well above line level voltages (I am guessing here since I
>>> >> have never probed the outputs on a laptop). I am placing my bet on
>>> >> one of two things... either something is wrong with the interface or
>>> >> you damaged something in the audio input circuitry. It sounds like
>>> >> you are able to use this interface with another radio. If so then
>>> >> something is smoked in the Omni audio input.
>>> >>
>>> >> Sounds like tou have access to an oscilliscope. Open up the interface
>>> >> a probe the audio on one side of the isolation transformer (the wire
>>> >> maked PC input) and compare that to the output side of the isolation
>>> >> transformer. Report the peak-to-peak values back. Then probe pin 1
>>> >> on the interface connector. Should match the output side of the
>>> >> isolation transformer. If possible I would sent it a constant
>>> >> frequency tone. that way you can get a nice sine wave to see on the
>>> >> oscilliscope. If all is good there then it is pointing to something
>>> >> in the radio.
>>> >>
>>> >> Lou
>>> >> K2LRV
>>> >
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