Does anyone have a junker Omni VI option I parts set? I am looking for a uP board with the option 1 chip upgrade. I want to upgrade my Omni to at least the option 1 level. Thanks pete
Resolution in a counter is secondary to its internal time base accuracy. There are a lot of cheap counters that have time base references that are worse the the master oscillator in the Ten Tec. Just
I believe I read that all manufacturing was going to be done in Tennessee. I'd imagine part of the economics would be to reduce upper management to avoid duplication and to reduce costs. That happens
I've been thinking about owing an Orion for a few years, but I am wondering if any of the parts are becoming extremely hard to find? I see that folks have had to replace the displays, and that is one
Synthesizer phase noise wasn't always the cause for transmitter broadband noise issues. Back in the 1960s I used a Heathkit Hx-10 Marauder transmitter with a transverter to operate on six meter SSB.
Hi Rick No, this was broad band noise, generated in the IF stage and amplified by subsequent amplifier stages. IMD would require at least two signals, implying modulation being present... this noise
ESR can be thought of as a resistor in series with a capacitor. Ideally, a capacitor would be purely inductive, with no resistive losses. ESR should be constant, regardless of frequency, INMHO... for
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?441339-QRZ-Visit-to-Ten-Tec QRZ posted several photos of the Tec Ten factory recently. I've never been there, so it was interesting to see where my radios were ma
I couldn't find the original thread, but here is my concern... I own several Ten Tec rigs, from VHF FM transceivers to my HF rigs: a Paragon II and an Omni VI. I'd surmise that Ten Tec has always mad
It fails on non Ten Tec QSK amps because Ten Tec amps provide a relay closure to activate the RF CW signal. This ensures the timing allows for the reed or vacuum relays to have proper switching and s
Barry... yep, that is the T signal I used. The mute signal in the Paragon II also worked when I tested the amp and radio on the bench. But, I would strongly suggest if anyone else tries it that they
I paid over $600 for my Paragon II back in 2012. The Paragon II is much more reliable than the earlier Paragons. The VCO board problems were fixed, and the back up battery problems were eliminated wh
The 1287 should be the correct chip... you shouldn't have to cut any pins. here is some info I posted several months' ago to the group. Pete * .The lithium backup battery in the Dallas RTC chip has f
I'm noticing a bit of band pass "ripple" when tuning through a signal using the AM wide bandwidth filter. Is that normal? Is there any information on to correctly align the input and output transform
I was thinking of providing a buffered 70 MHz output from the IF in my Paragon II to drive one of these: http://www.amazon.com/NooElec-RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-Software-Packages/dp/B008S7AVTC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=U