I queried service@tentec.com by email about the following issue last Tuesday. I have heard nothing so far, so I thought I'd get some advice here. Background: I live in the Seattle area. I have modest
If you can afford I would do it!If not wait a bit till things settle down at ten tec. Background: I live in the Seattle area. I have modest wire and vertical antennas. I'm not a contester or hard-co
Author: Clayton Brantley via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 01:34:39 +0000 (UTC)
Peter: my Omni VI rev 3 had the old logic board and it did require powerapplied 24/7 to maintain stability. The Omni VI+ did not require power allthe time because of the TCXO on the later logic boa
Peter, I personally would not do it. If you can find a used one for $50 or less, then perhaps. Hopefully someone here will have a few tips to enable you to keep using it as is. The TCXO was a nice bu
Author: Ira Franklin via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 07:11:15 +0000 (UTC)
I own a TT Omni 6 opt never had that problem nor have I opened the case, What am getting at is that I also own a IC746 pro that developed a problem similar to yours on the TT I was advised to stuff t
That sounds like an April Fool's joke, Ira. How on earth might that help? Seems it would only result in things getting even hotter. 73 - Rick, DJ0IP (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany) --Original Message-- From
When I had my omni 6 plus, I observed same frequency shiftpulling the rigs speaker and installing a fan in its stead gave me solid stability. _______________________________________________ TenTec ma
I was able to find a used one for 50 bucks. TenTec was getting up to $150.00 bucks the new board at one time. It is a cheapTXCO 20-MHz DIP oscillator package mounted on a PC board. It replaces the re
Personally, Id fix it. Theyre a damn good radio and even if you have to sink $200-$400 bucks in it, there is a good chance it will run for another twenty years. Mike, WB8VGE Mike, WB8VGE SunLight Ene
Peter, Does the present master oscillator plug in? You may only have some oxidation on the contact pins or jacks. Unplugging the sub assembly or the cable if so equipped may be all you need. With pow
Soooooo...... maybe I am totally off BASE, but if the "master" oscillator is the issue, wouldn't he be noticing the problem on all bands, with going higher in frequency getting worse?? Subject: [TenT
Author: Gary J FollettDukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 21:19:28 -0500
I agree, that the Master should affect all bands, in most cases (Ill get to the exception later). Remember what it is doing. It is soft steering the crystal oscillators to keep them operating at the
Gary- thanks for the info. Not doubting, just want to understand better.... are you saying the Omni VI won't just throw a PLL unlock msg on screen whenever that PLL unlock condition would exist? I ha
Author: Ira Franklin via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 12:38:41 +0000 (UTC)
GM Rick, I will admit I had same doubt about stuffing it with cotton but thought what the heck not try it. Took about 20 minutes start to finish. It did and still does work on the 746pro stable as a
This is fully in line with one of my favorite sayings in German which, roughly translated, goes something like this: "THERE ARE THINGS WHICH DON'T EXIST." 73 - Rick, DJ0IP (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany) --
Author: Gary J FollettDukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 08:35:51 -0500
There is no can, per se, in the Omni 6, into which one might insert cotton. I still doubt that the issue is in the master reference. A frequency counter will verify this. Alternately, you could put a
A big thanks to everyone who responded. It's been two weeks now, and I have not heard a peep from Ten-Tec. Not even a "sorry, we're swamped" acknowledgement. Which in itself is a partial answer, I'm
It's not all bad. When my Omni Vi opt. 3 had a transceive problem, I sent it in. I had a few chats with the head tech describing the exact symptoms and eventually was told that there was no problem a
If it were me Iwould get the Icom radio. Paul, KW4BD _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
The Icom radio looks nice but I'm afraid Icom may never address the dither/randomization problem they have. This is a handicap in a contest, as the radio blocks too early. The JA companies just don't