Phil OM, I had similar issues with my TT Omni 6+. S meter readings were there but extremely low. On the IF/AF board, there is an S meter adjust pot, R25 a 1K trimmer control. Mine was sitting on a "d
Bob, Congrats on getting the radio up and running again, always good to hear of another rig coming back to life.. A general question however.. Has Ten Tec began selling individual repair parts again?
Hi Mike.. When troubleshooting the same problem on a Ten Tec Titan 425, excess idle current, the fix was an open diode, in the B- bias line to the tubes. I am not familiar with the centurion bias cir
Hello OM, Not familiar with the Titan II, but when my Titan 1 425 failed with the exact same symptoms, the B- bias diode in the power supply "opened up" and was not supplying bias to the tubes.. Chan
Hi Paul.. Had the exact same issue with my VI+.. Found that R25 on the IF/AF 81602 board was sitting on a "dead spot". Gently rock the pot adjustment with an alignment tool just enough to move it off
Greetings to the group.. After years of QSK CW operation, the output T/R relays in my TT Centaur 411, and Centurion 422B are in need of replacement. When requesting parts info from Ten Tec, there hav
Thanks Paul W9AC and Jim K9YC... This sounds like a great way to go.. tnx for the response.. 73, Jim W3KA Agreed on all counts. Several years ago, an engineer in the Alpha booth told me they use Giga
This is a very interesting thread, during my novice days in the early 1960s, while "shortwave listening", I copied a CW distress call from a ship, sending that they were taking on water and lost engi
Gentlemen, Many thanks for all the input on the antenna relay question.. I ordered a couple of the Gigavac GH-1 models, and will give them a try.. tnx.. 73, Jim W3KA Rick, et. Al... The HF115F-H-012-
Looking for a Titan425 amp. Would like one in excellent condition cosmetic and functional. Full output tubes, and a trouble free history. Pls send pix. and detailed info off reflector, this email or
Double check that you have a good solid "ground braid" connection between the Omni 6, the Hercules, and the power supply. Greetings "Tentechnical" Friends........ I have a problem with my old "reliab
This may be a "long shot" but rather easy to try. When I first got my O2 about a year ago, I was anxious to quickly set it up and listen, to check it out. Upon power up, it exhibited some odd glitche
Greetings to the Group... Recently, after trying to obtain replacement parts for the currently in production 708 Ten Tec microphone, a source at TT informed me that the 708 is not made in the factory
Hi OM.. Appreciate the reply regarding the mic. The element and electronics are fine... Still trying to find a source for physical parts , for the plastic mic. base, that became damaged. Nobody