- 1. [TenTec] Hi all... (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:44:11 +0000
- Newbie on the list. I have an Omni-D that I'm currently troubleshooting for flaky connections that seem to come and go with warmup. My question to the list is: does anyone know the part number of the
- /archives//html/TenTec/2016-12/msg00186.html (7,281 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TenTec] Hi all...(Omni-D power connector) (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2017 13:50:27 +0000
- Another question would be - anyone ever try to replace that connector with something more rugged? I also ordered a new-old-stock 1N2979A (big 15V zener) off of Ebay to replace the big diode where
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-01/msg00015.html (8,757 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TenTec] Hi all...(Omni-D power connector) (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:13:45 +0000
- My guess is that a (shunt) 15v 10W zener isn't going to last long with 20A available... best (but unlikely) case, long enough to trip the (latching?) over-current protection before vaporizing zener "
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-01/msg00025.html (9,103 bytes)
- 4. [TenTec] Omni-D power connectors (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 23:04:24 +0000
- Here is what I got from Digi-Key. They seem to be the right ones. Digi-Key # A1452-ND, 4-position plug, $0.217 in qty 10 Digi-Key # A1453-ND, 4-position socket, $0.269 in qty 10 Digi-Key # A97889CT-N
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-01/msg00094.html (7,085 bytes)
- 5. [TenTec] Omni-D relay clicks (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 21:37:55 -0500
- <head> <title></title> </head> <body> <div class="userStyles" style=" font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: I have been using the Omni-D for a couple of weeks on CW. Just noticed tonight that w
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-01/msg00121.html (7,501 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TenTec] Omni-D relay clicks (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:57:26 -0500
- <head> </head> <body>Thanks for the info, all. I might just live with it. Home today due to weather... on the radio for quite a while and I never really noticed it. Got a 500 Hz CW filter on the way,
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-01/msg00147.html (8,035 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TenTec] I Guess It's My Turn... (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:14:20 -0500
- <head> <title></title> </head> <body> <div class="userStyles" style=" font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: <footer class="signatureContainer"> <pre>> So, I need to get one of the 4 pin male pl
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-01/msg00154.html (8,493 bytes)
- 8. [TenTec] Omni D WARC mods? (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 16:56:42 -0500
- I know there were a couple of WARC mods available for the Omni D. Can you still buy the parts? If not, does anyone have details of what is involved... like the instruction sheet from TenTec? Schemati
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-02/msg00066.html (6,754 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TenTec] 'OLD MAN' RADIO (OMR-1) (score: 1)
- Author: "" <tfr001@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:50:02 -0500
- Actually, Rick, I was picturing something like the original Omni or Corsair. Difference being that the knobs are software programmable via an app on your PC or phone... for instance, instead of selec
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-02/msg00293.html (8,334 bytes)
- 10. [TenTec] Omni D quits after 60-90 minutes (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 18:12:36 -0400
- Hi all, I'm curious if any of you have had this same problem. When my Omni D was new (to me - bought it used) it would die after about 1 hour. By "die", I mean it would go pretty deaf and the transmi
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-04/msg00038.html (7,194 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TenTec] Omni D quits after 60-90 minutes (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:29:56 -0400
- BTW, some further info... 3 months ago when I worked on the problem, and had the rig open, it was extremely sensitive to movement. If I picked up the rig by one corner, the problem would immediately
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-04/msg00050.html (9,082 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TenTec] Omni 545 10Mhz? (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 17:58:46 -0400
- There was once a kit available from Tentec for this, now long gone. WB5JNC and I have been bouncing ideas around on this subject for a couple of months. I finally implemented some of them and modded
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-04/msg00055.html (8,438 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TenTec] Omni 545 10Mhz? (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 20:46:39 -0400
- Well... after some more experimenting, I found that the mod had a loud spur at the carrier osc freq of 9.000 MHz. Which makes sense... it's so close to 10.1 MHz that it probably slips through the fil
- /archives//html/TenTec/2017-04/msg00069.html (9,197 bytes)
- 14. [TenTec] Omni D pin sockets (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:47:53 -0400
- Hi all, You know those sockets into which all of the circuit board pins go? Anyone have a Digikey or Mouser part number? I just found one broken at the output of my VFO amp board. The pin next to it
- /archives//html/TenTec/2018-07/msg00001.html (6,744 bytes)
- 15. [TenTec] Omni D - possible VFO rebuild in my future (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 15:32:39 -0500
- So I have an Omni D. Lately, the VFO knob has been getting much stiffer. It will sort of freeze wherever you leave it overnight... the next day, it will be very hard cranking and it seems like you ha
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-01/msg00118.html (7,035 bytes)
- 16. [TenTec] Omni D "tranceive/receive" switch (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 18:16:36 -0400
- Hi All, I was having some intermittent receive problems with my Omni D, so I starting fiddling with that "tranceive/receive" switch on the back. That seemed to help, but.... the bloody thing broke lo
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-06/msg00052.html (7,286 bytes)
- 17. [TenTec] More Omni D problems (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:15:01 -0400
- Hi all, More problems with my Omni D. It has this intermittent problem where both TX and RX will sort of go away... RX gets very deaf and TX goes very weak - only some mW output. It is somewhat sensi
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-06/msg00079.html (7,923 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TenTec] More Omni D problems (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:48:45 -0400
- Ding ding ding We have a winner... Mike, I assume you meant the "Hamlin" relay on the SWR board (inside the lowpass filter box) ? I just checked it. It is indeed a little flaky... sometimes makes con
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-06/msg00082.html (8,119 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TenTec] More Omni D problems (score: 1)
- Author: tfr001@myfairpoint.net
- Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:08:14 -0400
- Well, I wasn't able to come up with a reed relay to replace the bad one on my SWR board. I did, however, have some DIP reed relays around, and with a little hot melt and some jumpers, it seems to be
- /archives//html/TenTec/2019-07/msg00007.html (7,358 bytes)
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