Another standard bit of advice for all sorts of flaky problems with the Omni VI is to "exercise the connectors"... and perhaps carefully clean them with DeoxIt and PerservIt in the process. The conne
Glenn, I wish I could do more, but I loudly applaud your efforts! I do not have equipment for you, nor skill or expertise or time to invest in the project ( I wish I did! ). So... one thing I can do
Hello all, A tale of misfortune and fortune. And before I decide which way to go, I thought I'd check and see if the symptoms ring any bells out there... I was on the air with my Omni VI opt 3... I w
Hi y'all... Let's have some fun with the discussion about the output of the Omni VI set at minimum output. Try operating with the power control turned fully down (ccw) and see what contacts are made.
Forwarded from K1FK: Jim, I measured the output with a calibrated spectrum analyzer (just back from NIST cert. cal lab). The meaured output into 50 Ohm load is +10dBm or 10 mW. I'm not subscribed to
Hello... I feel rather foolish, but... I was cleaning up connectors in my Omni VI and I've got two spots that I'm not sure how they go... I wasn't paying attention when I pulled them out. In both cas
Tom, Thanks!! Yes, I thought of that afterwards :-) This is much better than the one in the manual... Thank you very much; you saved my life :-). I didn't want to power it up and test it out that way
Hello! Two recent successes: 1- A while back, with help from the list, I fixed a display problem by "exercising" the wire/cable connectors inside the OMNI VI. But then, months later, the problem retu
Hello! At a hamfest, I found a West Mountain Radio "RIGtalk" for hooking Icom & Ten Tec CI-V radios to a computer via a USB port. I wasn't sure if it would work, but I decided to give it a try... My
Hello again... Reading the Omni VI manual, of all things, I discovered that there is a 1/8" serial port jack... which will make it possible to connect to the RIGtalk very easily... When all else fail
Hi John, RIGtalk emulates a serial port. I had my OMNI VI hooked up before to an older computer with a serial port. Now I'm using a "less old" Dell laptop without a serial port. So, the RIGtalk plugs
Hi! Is the Pass-band tuning operating normally? I had some flaky problems that were caused by dirty connectors between boards & controls (display and PBT in particular). Someone on the list recommend
Hello, I'm clearing out a shack for a 96-year-old ham who can't be on the air any more. He was first licensed in 1932! Here's info on the two rigs for sale: BOTH are "projects" & need work BOTH: need
The Triton IV that I listed has a few people interested already, so at this point, "no more calls please." The Omni is still unspoken for... Tnx & 73, Jim AF3Z
Hello! I'm glad to say that both the Triton IV and the Omni D have new homes. Being a Ten Tec lover, I would have enjoyed getting them back into shape myself... but the time isn't there. Thanks to th
Ken and everyone out there... I finally opened up the Omni VI and exercised all the connectors inside... and I haven't had the problem with the meter lights and LED's going "dark" since. So, that pro
Thanks for the help! I'll dig in there, and I'm glad that there's hope for a simpler solution than a relay. Jim As to using De-Oxit........good stuff but too much is too bad. 73 Bob, K4TAX __________