I have not used EI5DI's SW. I have had success with N3FJP and tried N1MM. Both of them support CW & Dig Voice Keyer functions and work fine, rig control does to. I am a casual contester, not to serio
My club has a new ham who has been a absolute inspiration. This guy is running 100W into a ground mounted Screw Driver Vertical with a dozen 10ft radials. He has gotten bite by the contest bug and th
Cecil, You are spot on. A direct ground strike will develop up to 400 kA-pk. At 5 ohms that is a serious voltage surge. The Voltage Surge will have a very fast rise time (less than 100nS), the curren
Ten Tec OMNI VI For Sale I am selling my beloved OMNI VI Opt 1. EVERY filter slot is populated. The 2nd IF Narrow slot has a 500Hz filter in it. The INRAD 600Hz roofing filter mod has been installed
Jim, This past weekend I sat in on one of those "Please copy..." rag chewers at the mic doing exactly that - then his dentures fell out. It was funnier than hell. I went back to where I belonged... t
I love field day, it is my favorite contest - I mean operating event. HA! Kevin's operating methods and field day observations are very similar to mine. I set the logging SW up with a K1EL WinKey USB
My first Ten Tec, experience was Field Day 1994, one of the guys brought a OMNI D for use on the CW Station. I slapped my trusty old MFJ Grandmaster Memory Keyer with a set of bencher paddles and got
I am thinking that if these guys who are having trouble were to add a set of BP filters it would go a long ways towards keeping the front ends of the radios from going into gain compression. Plus if
I did not see the other posts regarding the bandpass filters. Have you considered taking this to the KenwoodTS-590 on yahoo? Or are you just wanting to bad mounth a kenwood on a ten-tec forum? 73, Do
You just made an outstanding decision. I just dumped a TS-590 choosing to keep my Omni VI opt 1 instead. Lately I have been bringing my VI to field day and have been ripping it up on CW. We run 3A, t
I am curious if any here knows the years the 961 pwr supply was made? In particular when it went out of production. Vy 73, Don KO7i _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list
I am still trying to figure out when this power supply was produced. Basically I have found an EMI problem with this power supply. At an idle (omni VI in receive mode) it is failing CISPR 22 Conducte
We I did some research and for the time of manufacture and the standards in affect during those days, it appears that the supply is compliant in force in those days. As far as for today's RF Emission
This year marks my 3rd Field Day in a row with my 'VI. It is only a option 1 but every filter slot is filled and it has the INRAD 500Hz Roofing Filter Mod. This year band conditions were extremely ch
With the RF power set to 12 o'clock and then selecting tune I normally get 5 to 10W out for tuning my antenna. I am getting no output, the ALC LED is lite, and when selecting final current it is very
Well guys, I am going to do a R&R of my 2SC1969 drivers and MRF458 finals tomorrow. crossing my fingers that this will solve the no TX power out problem with my beloved 6. Wishing I was just swapping
I am curious, has the EAGLE had any of the problems with SSB ALC problems like that with the TS-590? I had a TS-590 and moved it down the road, thinking about buying an Eagle. Thanks, Don KO7i 30 hrs
LMAO! To funny Rick! The ALC overshoot issue is what I was referring to. Sounds like Santa is going to bring me a EAGLE. Thank you guys! Vy 73, Don KO7i 73 Rick, DJ0IP _______________________________
My Ten Tec 961 Linear Pass Pwr Supply failed CISPR 22 Conducted RF Emissions -- BAD In Feb 2013 I hosted a open house of my company's EMC test lab. I invited local amateur radio clubs to come have a
About 20 yrs ago I had a Omni D and I loved how quiet the radio was but I disliked the pop of the AGC when working a strong station. Was this AGC pop problem corrected in the Omni D series C receiver