Does your Scout have the FET driver transistors or the bipolar? Can you measure current drawn by the radio when transmitting? If so, check to see if the current draw on the weak bands is the same or
Before I pull the front panel apart on this Monitor VII, can anyone tell me where the CPU backup battery is locate/ found a 2024 on the tuner board but the manual calls out a 2032 for the CPU. Unless
It was easier than I thought. I had thought that the 2024 on the PF board was for the tuner. Well, that is the CPU backup. Its easy to se once you get the top off. Gary
I am not intimately familiar with the Omni VII so its quirks are not on the front page of my RAM. I understand them generally well enough to repair them but I have a question about the radio in TX. I
Thank you, you confirmed what I had suspected. I was a bit surprised by the reverse direction of the pot Also, I believe the element in my TT 708 mike is bad, so that needs work too. 73, Gary
Is the low frequency audio upon warmup just hiss or it is discernible, tunable signal information? Once the thing stabilizes in operation, does it quickly come back on if you power cycle it or does i
Not likely anything in the PTO would cause the S meter to fail to work. The S meter plugs into the IF/AF board via connector 17. It is possible you pulled this loose when you were working on the PTO.
If you have digital multimeter, you can measure the resistance of, and movement of the meter movement, though all you really can about is the movement part. Using any range other than the diode check
The manual is correct about the possibility for ESD harm to the display. However, by following simple ESD practices, there is no risk. At the very least, work on a conductive and grounded surface. Be
I have accumulated about half a dozen really nice main tuning knobs for the Orion 1, Omni V, VI, Paragon radios. All are in very good condition, most have their tires. Im thinking $15 each. I also ha
Greetings everyone! After all the pain and suffering I endured trying to repair a Scout with the FET driver stages (lack of schematic), I just bought a Scout that has the schematic for the FET driver