Curt you may find your problem similar to the one at http://lists.contesting.com/archives/html/TenTec/2000-12/msg00017.html . Just a little maintenance may be required. Ive found my Corsair-II requir
As I consider the materials required to replace my 30 year old tower, rotor, antenna and cables, I have several like new runs on LDF4-50A terminated with N-male which could run from my ground window
It looks like maybe the LMR-400 has two tenths of a deciBel more loss below 30 MHz, IF everything is perfect with the Heliax connectors and the rotor jumper. The 75 feet of LMR-400 is a lot easier to
I want to thank everyone who made comments either pro or con regarding my short run cable dilemma. For those who do not know my background, I did the licensing work and specified the equipment to be
Great discussion site. Note this piece applies to ALL aluminum foil and copper braid construction shielded coaxial cables not just LMR-400. On another related thread there was an opinion that LMR-400
Andy, do you have USB, DB-25, or DB-9 connections at your computer? If you use a USB to DB-9 adapter, you will still need a DB-9 serial cable. Also make sure the USB adapter is compatible with your c
Rick, I would have been interested in the OMNI-VII test you didn't do. I'm sure you would have had to run the RF gain below 30 percent. Does anyone here on the list have any RX366, 599, or 566, test
It seems to me that the old OMNI series radios can be repaired if you can find a substitute part which can be made to work. The are no proprietary chips or devices. Its pretty much WYSIWYG an analog
I've been using a TT-715 and Heil HC-4 to drive my OMNI-VII to 100 W PEP to break a few pileups. The OMNI-VII is set for TX BW = 2500, TX Roll Off = 300 Hz, TX EQ = 0 dB, Speech Proc = 50%. The 715 i
I've worked with both the internal DSP processor of the OMNI-VII and TT-715 to produce a transmitted signal which is narrow, intelligible, and effective by looking at it with the FLEX-1500 in Panadap
Jim, You've not heard my audio, nor seen it, but you already have an opinion. Why not look at my original comments as to how the combination was produced. 73 ES DX, Gary -- AB9M Right. This is an exa
Thanks Dave, I'm also at 348 for DXCC, needing only VP8-S and FT8W to complete the current DXCC list. After 40 years in the hobby and more than twenty in the telecommunications industry working with
Thanks James, I have never been one to subscribe to the all knobs to the right nor running every thing to the maximum. For great sounding transmit audio, a TenTec 705 microphone, and enough mic gain
I've done something similar on our local Sunday morning 160 AM net; I promoted a new special microphone for AM and compared it to my old TT-705. The new microphone seemed to be better than the old wh
Thanks Pete, You comments are well taken. Of the many articles I've read on the subject this one, http://g8jnj.webs.com/SSB%20intelligibility%20part%201.pdf by MARTIN EHRENFRIED, G8JNJ is among my fa
Those who have a SDR running PowerSDR or similar can use the panadapter and other functions to look at received signals and if optioned to receive during local transmit can also look at their OWN tra
I'm using a FLEX-1500 (http://www.flex-radio.com/FLEX-1500_Current.pdf) as a separate receiver. While the FLEX-1500 can be slaved to the OMNI-VII (frequency) using DXLab Commander (and the N4PY sub-r
I concur. A WinKeyer kit and an hour or two of soldering / building can make for reliable CW keying when using N1MM or other logging programs. 73 ES DX, Gary -- AB9M I've had the same issues, either
Although I'm not an ORION owner, I do agree with Eric. In manufacturing or purchasing of electronic components, volume has everything to do with keeping per unit costs down (way down). Ten years ago
Buying AND operating a HF transceiver are much more than the specifications OR numbers. Its also what you intend to do with the radio and what it is connected to and where, how much money you will sp