1. Learn to send with the other hand (some folks have done that.) OR 2. Move to someplace like the UK where they put the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car. (Flame suit on HI HI!!!) 73, Al
Looks like those of us who can need to start keeping an eye out for older Omni (and other older TT gear) parts rigs. The problem I have is everything I run across wants to be put back into service HI
Rick, Several possibilities: 1) The cap may be breaking down and leaking across the dielectric internally. But before you condemn it on that basis, check the following: 2) The bridge rectifier could
Joe, The process is tedious and a bit time-consuming (at least for the first one) but not impossible if you have decent small mechanical skills. Preparation: As otherwise noted in another reply, get
Was it working before you started this? If it was, you possibly did disturb something as what you're seeing is likely due to xtal oscillator and/or PTO signals not getting into the low level chain pr
I'm inclined to agree with Stuart - in my book it's not a good idea to put a piece of equipment in a "claustrophobic" (if you get my drift) enclosure without LOTS of forced air flow unless the manufa
Wow - someone else who thinks CFLs aren't the greatest thing since sliced bread, in spite of what the politicians say? (I'll go crawl back under my rock now....) 73, Al
I'm not sure sandpaper, particularly as coarse as 320 grit, is a good idea. A proper contact cleaner such as DeOxit would probably be a better solution. TNX/73, Al
TT PTO Repairs & Fixes: http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=pto PTO rebuild documentation on the TenTec Wiki page: http://www.tentecwiki.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=pto_rebuild.pdf 243 manual (if y
Clifton Labs has a writeup which might be of interest in this regard: <snip> It's commonly understood that the 1N4007 has an special junction structure resembling a PIN diode and it has, of course, b
Point taken. However, as surprising of a performer as it is, I don't think the Scout classifies as a "competition grade" rig and thus wouldn't be likely to end up in a multi-multi operation, so the i
I picked up an Omni A series B from a SK estate recently. In doing some preliminary tests for a no audio output issue it appears the LM380 on the 80447 Audio-Sidetone board may have gone kaput. I thi
Don't know about that Rick, given the way ol' sol is behaving lately (for example the "Huge Coronal Hole" which was recently observed by NASA) the bands may not always follow the normal rules in the
Therein lies the issue Rick: I'm sure having lived in OKC you have dealt with the very frequent S9++ QRN on the lower bands this time of year. I just made a quick spot check of the AM BC band and 80M
Sorry Rick, I'm going to swipe your idea and get it right into production. The local farm supply store has lots of rolls of "bobbed wahr" cheap HI HI!! 73 es TNX for the laugh, Al
Let's keep "noodling" this one - we might be on to something. Given: A. Horizontal loop antennas are known for their effectiveness. B. Many hams have fenced yards to keep various critters out. C. A n
I'm admittedly somewhat "old school" but I'd have to cast my "bang for the buck" vote for a nice Corsair or Omni B/C series. (It's interesting to see that they are still holding their value in spite