73, Rick VE7TK The new digital encoder arrived yesterday from TenTec and I installed it today. It seems to have done the trick. The replacement was pretty straightforward, following Rick's lead about
Dennis wrote: good evening group... can anyone tell me the size and type of setscrew used on the main tuning knob of the 580 Delta ?? tnx 73 Dennis - VE3VG ___________________________________________
Dennis wrote: Thanks Bob for offering to take out that setscrew... I have a full set of Allen wrenches, both Imperial and Metric.... Now that I know its an Allen head, I will fiddle with it till I ge
I have found a supplier (in the UK) for the exact sized EL panels as replacements for the pathetic ones in the Argonaut II and Delta. The colour is a pale blue-green, similar to the ones on Lumibrite
For any of you who are having problems, here my experience.... I struggled with the 305 serial interface level controller and just couldn't get it to talk to my PC, so I bought a cheap Icom CI-V seri
Some time ago the power output on my Argonaut V dropped to nearly zero on all bands. TenTec say the most likely cause is a) one or more of the switching diodes in the LPF circuits or b) blown finals
I have noticed in the last month or so that the display on my Omni V.9 freezes up after about 20 minutes operation. Recently it has got worse and the display is frozen when I switch on the rig. Rotat
Ken Kinyon wrote: Hi Bob, I am no expert, however I would suspect the optical encoder on the main tuning dial, or else perhaps one of the interconnecting cables for it has worked loose. 73, Ken W7TS
The display on the Omni V cannot be shut off or on with software. Carl Moreschi N4PY Yes, I thought that was the case. I tried a power + CLR/CLK reset, but it didn't do the trick. And yes, I did it a
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've always thought of the V.9 and V.92 as firmware, not software. And it sounds like the display problem is hardware. Isn't firmware just software that's stored in a wr
Rick Williams wrote: I no longer own an Omni V.9 BUT I remember that it would sometimes go weird (e.g. when I replaced the battery). I assume you've done the normal rig rest as described in the Omni
A full reset may correct the issue or maybe return to the original Tentec issued software which did not encounter the concern. 73 Bob, K4TAX Thanks, Bob, for your suggestions. The full reset didn't d
K4IA@aol.com wrote: Blown diodes are usually the problem and that seems easy enough to fix but I understand you have to completely disassemble the radio (seem to recall you had to remove the finals)
Curt wrote: From the Ten Tec site: "Warranty service in Europe is available via Ten-Tec Direct U.K., Unit 9 Dimple Road Business Centre, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3JX, U.K. telephone: 01629 581222 emai
The disassembly instructions take you right down to the finals and if you need to replace them it's simple to get to them with these instruction. Enter the site and the Argo fix is in the "Ten-Tec In
TenTec say the most likely cause is a) one or more of the switching diodes in the LPF circuits or b) blown finals Open switching diodes in the LPF circuits could lead to blown finals by letting the t
Stuart Rohre wrote: Bob, If you can identify and access the diodes, you should be able to check them with any DMM having the diode check function. It will show 600 mv for a good diode, and 0 for a ba