- 341. Re: [TenTec] Omni 6+ great CW rig (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:49:35 -1000
- See the following for my description of Omni VI filtering. I posted it here and I guess W8KC (SK) thought it was good enough to put on his web site. http://home.comcast.net/~w8kc/n6kb.htm DE N6KB __
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-07/msg00279.html (8,631 bytes)
- 342. Re: [TenTec] Omni VI and RTTY (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:22:33 -1000
- When an Omni VI has the VCXO adjustments, C24 and R18, on the 6.3 MHz IF / PASS BAND TUNING BOARD adjusted properly, the PBT adjustment range is 4 kHz total, or +/- 2 kHz. In CW, LSB or FSK modes (a
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-07/msg00280.html (8,345 bytes)
- 343. Re: [TenTec] OT Antenna Tuners (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:29:26 -1000
- Think about it mathematically. With an L network you have only two variables, the inductor and the capacitor. The goal is to transform the impedance of the load to 50 ohms resistive. The load can be
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-07/msg00326.html (9,303 bytes)
- 344. Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec For Sale (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:50:09 -1000
- "What is the serial number of the VI + ? Does it have TCXO and SMT?" I believe that any Omni VI + has boards with SMT devices. And any Omni VI version three has SMT devices on the 9 MHz Filter Board,
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-07/msg00327.html (8,361 bytes)
- 345. Re: [TenTec] Help selecting Paragon Inrad filters (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:29:41 -1000
- Hi Ken, The Paragon receives CW in USB, unlike the Omni VI which receives LSB CW. It appears to me that the BFO frequency used for USB and CW receive is 9.000 MHz. If I'm right about that, then you
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-07/msg00328.html (8,486 bytes)
- 346. Re: [TenTec] OT Antenna Tuners (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:08:22 -1000
- Hi Al, Perhaps I did not state very clearly what I meant to say, however your writing seems to confirm what I meant to say. What I meant to say is that given a single configuration of L and C in an L
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-07/msg00336.html (12,791 bytes)
- 347. Re: [TenTec] OT Antenna Tuners (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:59:12 -1000
- If it is a Ten-Tec model 238 or 235, and probably also 229, there are only two configurations available. Those two configurations both have the L in series. The shunt C can be switched to either the
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-07/msg00338.html (9,683 bytes)
- 348. Re: [TenTec] TT Omni VI+ QSK Keying (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:39:45 -1000
- Hi Tim, Figure 4-18 Control Board Schematic (81596) on page 4-31 and the third paragraph in the narrative description of that board on page 4-29, should tell you everything you need to know. To parap
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-07/msg00376.html (8,281 bytes)
- 349. Re: [TenTec] Serious market overlooked by ham manufacturers (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:30:34 -1000
- Yes the numbers do speak. Very few people have 222 MHz capability. I think for a 222 MHz radio to sell many units, it has to be a mobile, with a bit a power capability. Alinco makes one and I guess f
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00016.html (10,283 bytes)
- 350. Re: [TenTec] pilot light bulbs (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:40:15 -1000
- Unless the stock bulbs are 6.3 volt lamps, in which case you will want a lower voltage, perhaps 7 volt rating, to make it last a lot longer than a 6.3 volt lamp. DE N6KB ____________________________
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00037.html (7,769 bytes)
- 351. Re: [TenTec] pilot light bulbs (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:31:25 -1000
- Hi Jim, Since Marinus' first post referred to a Ten-Tec 228 tuner, you are correct about the 12 to 14 volt supply. Marinus also mentioned the bulbs in his Omni 546-C, and asked whether they are 6 vol
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00048.html (10,041 bytes)
- 352. Re: [TenTec] Help me Decide ?? (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:49:47 -1000
- I'm casting my vote for the Omni VI. I'd go for a version 3 or a +. I know there is a microprocessor or two inside it, yet when I operate it, it does not remind me that it is a computer. It acts like
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00090.html (10,742 bytes)
- 353. Re: [TenTec] Help me Decide ?? (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:48:49 -1000
- Seldom a problem with tube radios, especially operating CW. Does that mean I'd stick to tube technology? No. I may be lucky, or I just take the proper steps to avoid RF problems. I'm sort of smart,
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00122.html (9,639 bytes)
- 354. Re: [TenTec] Help me Decide ?? (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:56:03 -1000
- One can easily be comfortable with computer programming and still prefer not to be dependent on a computer to operate their radio, so I would say the first part of your hypothesis is not necessarily
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00135.html (9,591 bytes)
- 355. Re: [TenTec] 229A Tuner question (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:10:20 -1000
- There really ought to be current limiting resistors on the 12 V outputs to prevent damage when the hot lead gets grounded. DE N6KB _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00165.html (8,241 bytes)
- 356. Re: [TenTec] 229A Tuner question (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:11:52 -1000
- Watch out for RF noise from these things. You may be batter off with a plain non-switched mode wall wart. DE N6KB _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contestin
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00167.html (8,116 bytes)
- 357. Re: [TenTec] 229A Tuner question (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:24:08 -1000
- Hi Ron, et all, What I said about laptop power supplies was: "Watch out for RF noise from these things. You may be batter off with a plain non-switched mode wall wart." Ron noticed that I misspelled
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00188.html (9,134 bytes)
- 358. Re: [TenTec] cabling question re TT 253 tuner (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:16:46 -1000
- Hi Allan, I suggest you use the best RCA phono cables you can find, or build you own using RG-58, so that you know what kind of shield they have. I had some trouble with my 253, which seemed to be RF
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00225.html (9,709 bytes)
- 359. Re: [TenTec] OT: Ground Radials at Tower Base (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:02:13 -1000
- Maybe so, however the question was about adding radials. There is definitely more benefit from adding radials to a vertical antenna system than just improved lightning protection. Perhaps no reducti
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00240.html (8,278 bytes)
- 360. Re: [TenTec] Hercules II fan noise (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:54:02 -1000
- Hi Steve, Your Hercules II fan is definitely noisier than mine. I wonder if someone has already changed the fan for a different model which is noisier. I suggest you ask Ten-Tec what the specs are fo
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00410.html (8,456 bytes)
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