Don't know if it'll help you, Jay, but in case you missed the semi-annual tip, here it is again: ________________________________________________ Your semi-annual Astron tip... People come and go fro
Your monthly Astron tip... People come and go from this reflector. This is a reminder that many troubles with Astron power supplies can be cured by grounding the negative post to the cabinet. I did i
Another way to fix them is to stick a couple of sections of a bookmatch opposite the setscrew to shore up the inner ring. Works fine for years. Mike N4NT I have never been much in love with TT's knob
At the bottom of every message from the reflector is a link to the management console that will allow you to do all the things you're wanting to do. Mike N4NT H E L P !!! :) I was attempting to unsub
Tony, the old (black) Omni line will not operate properly on the 18 MHz band. It uses a 9 MHz intermediate frequency and about ten jillion mixer products can appear as spurious signals both on transm
My Hercules 444 caught fire (oscillation), burning up a board or two. Ten-Tec reluctantly fixed it -- I think they may have had to fabricate new boards. Then they said NO MORE Hercules 444 repairs. T
Me, too. I think the list admin checked and that email addy isn't in the subscribed list. Bet he's using a forwarding service and is subscribed that way. Mike N4NT
Guys, I wrote this and a friend posted it on his website at www.qsl.net/n4tn/noise.html but that site is sloooooooooooow these days. It explains specifics of unique problems and solutions and is inte
Hi, Clark-- I bought a huge marine battery at WalMart some years back. It was a sealed unit and one of it's claims to fame was that it would operate on its side or standing up -- didn't matter. I bui
Hi, Lou-- I'm writing not about the scam but to tell you of problems with the 262G power supply. As I recall, plugging the microphone into the supply could introduce hum into the audio circuit. I don
Hi, Doc-- I don't know if my cautionary note applies to the 260 but doubt it. If the supply has two pass transistors on the rear heat sink then it ought to be OK as that is a characteristic of the ne
When the first Omni rigs were introduced, there were the Omni-A (analog) and the Omni-D (digital). The Omni-A was phased out. The next generation of the Omni-D was called the Omni-B, and the last of
Hi, Tom-- I've been reading this thread somewhat puzzled. The problem may be terminology. Here's what I think these folks are trying to say: 1. When the key closes, it brings the key line in the rig
Hi, David-- The N/O contacts that can be used to energize an amplifier relay are available in the 9-pin (or so) Molex connector on the rear panel. What I've always done was to jumper this to one of t
Hi, Mike-- What you describe sounds precisely like my experiences with all Ten-Tec PTO's when the grease inside them has become old, sticky and gummy. The solution is to remove and disassemble the PT
Anyone have a source for Ten-Tec 243 VFO crystals?Thanks. Joe K4XZ JOE PATRICK SENIOR PLUMBING/MECHANICAL INSPECTOR CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH _______________________________________________ TenTec mailin
qsl.net seems to be working again. the vfo is for the omni, I see. Anyone have a source for Ten-Tec 243 VFO crystals?Thanks. Joe K4XZ JOE PATRICK SENIOR PLUMBING/MECHANICAL INSPECTOR CITY OF BOYNTON
The place to start is to remove the circuit boards, one at a time, and reseat them. If you have any DeOxit you can use on their pins, do so. Removing one board at a time will keep you from mixing the