I sure hope Ten Tec puts 160 on the new qrp rig
On Sun Oct 9th, 2011 3:00 PM EDT tentec-request@contesting.com wrote:
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> 1. Re: Noise in Omni V (Jim WA9YSD)
> 2. Re: Noise in Omni V (Ed)
> 3. Re: Noise in Omni V (Ken Brown)
> 4. Re: Comparison of TS-590S to Omni VII (Richards)
> 5. Re: Question (Simone)
> 6. When and where Ten Tec 418? (Curt)
> 7. Re: Question (Floyd Sense)
> 8. Re: When and where Ten Tec 418? (doug@kb9ryo.com)
> 9. Re: When and where Ten Tec 418? (Carl Winkles)
> 10. 160m for th Ten Tec 418? (Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP)
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> 12. Re: When and where Ten Tec 418? (Ron Notarius W3WN)
> 13. Re: 160m for th Ten Tec 418? (Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP)
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> 15. Re: When and where Ten Tec 418? (Curt)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 14:26:31 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Jim WA9YSD <wa9ysd@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Noise in Omni V
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>Could be the internal relays. Even thought they are sealed air still get in
>and corrosion occurs. Best is to use it and keep switching bands, antennas,
>and the sort see if it goes away. ?These Omni's seams to like, to be used.
>
>Also record the room temperature at which is occurs and it may be temperature
>sensitive. See if the room temp rises 5 degrees or lowers 5 degrees or so if
>it comes back or disappears.
>
>Intermittent issues are a pain in the butt. If you can duplicate the problem a
>number of times note what might be causing it. ?Time will tell.
>?
>Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith.?Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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>Message: 2
>Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:59:17 -0400
>From: Ed <autek@comcast.net>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Noise in Omni V
>To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
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>On 10/08/2011 05:26 PM, Jim WA9YSD wrote:
>> Could be the internal relays. Even thought they are sealed air still
>> get in and corrosion occurs. Best is to use it and keep switching
>> bands, antennas, and the sort see if it goes away. These Omni's
>> seams to like, to be used.
>>
>> Also record the room temperature at which is occurs and it may be
>> temperature sensitive. See if the room temp rises 5 degrees or lowers
>> 5 degrees or so if it comes back or disappears.
>>
>> Intermittent issues are a pain in the butt. If you can duplicate the
>> problem a number of times note what might be causing it. Time will
>> tell.
>>
>> Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith. Jim
>> K9TF/WA9YSD
>
>
>SSB or CW ?????
>
>Ed W3NR
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>Message: 3
>Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:15:32 -1000
>From: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Noise in Omni V
>To: kb4srn@yahoo.com, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
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>Mode of operation? Filters IF or audio tone and notch in use?
>
> My friend reported that the noise came through on my signal and wiped
>it out.
>
>Really? This is an interesting fault. I don't think that rig uses any
>audio stages that are common to both transmit and receive, so an
>oscillating audio stage would not do it. Maybe an oscillation in a power
>supply regulator inside the radio. Three terminal regulator ICs often
>need bypass capacitors on input an/or output to keep them from becomming
>oscillators.
>
>Oscillation in the IF system that has the filter that rejects the
>opposite sideband? One of the only stages that is actually used in both
>TX and RX.
>
>Multiple tones coming out of a single BFO? If you try opposite sideband
>or different mode that would change it or make it go away, if that were
>the source.
>
>What band? Any band you operate on or just one? What about into a 50 ohm
>terminator instead of an antenna? Do you always operate on the same
>frequency? Maybe it is an external source. Try changing frequency. Maybe
>a spur from one of the oscillators in the rig (related to idea of
>multiple tones from the BFO.)
>
>DE N6KB
>
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>Message: 4
>Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:54:31 -0400
>From: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Comparison of TS-590S to Omni VII
>To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
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>Good question. Not sure I am quite prepared to answer that, as I am
>just getting used to it, and still exploring how it works.
>
>Here are a couple of preliminary observations:
>
> REMEMBER... THESE ARE HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE USAGE
> NOTES, NOT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.
>
>________________________________________________________
>THINGS THAT ARE EASIER TO LEARN OR DO
>ON THE Omni VII THAN ON THE TS-590S
>________________________________________________________
>
>1) The layout of the front panel controls is very different. The The
>Omni VII is easier to figure out and the buttons are easier to find and
>read.
>
> A) The Omni VII has fewer buttons - the TS-590s a LOT more buttons.
>That, alone, makes it harder to find what you need, because there are
>just plain more buttons to sort through.
>
> NOTE--having more buttons means more features are
> accessible from the front panel... but that does not mean
> the Omni VII suffers in comparison. TenTec really considered
> what functions to make available on the front panel buttons,
> and the stuff you wanna change quickly during a QSO are
> all available on the Omni VII - similarly for the TS-590s, but
> the Kenwood rig has even more functions you can access via
> the front panel, but these access functions you do not
> generally access most of the time. So the Omni VII panel is
> less cluttered, with fewer buttons, but that just means it
> has only the good stuff up front.
>
> B) The Omni VII buttons are just a little larger then the Kenwood
>buttons. This makes them easier to see and use.
>
> C) The Omni VII has just two rows of function buttons, one above and
>one below the main screen. It is easier to read them going from left
>to right all in a line, whereas the TS-590s has way MORE buttons and
>they are clustered in groups. THIS IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
>
> NOTE -- this is NOT a deal breaker. But the topic of the
> essay is "which rig is easier to learn to use."
>
> D) The Omni VII has some meaningful space between each of the buttons
>- black space - while the TS-590s has less space, and there is writing
>in much of that space, putting way more lettering on the face. It is
>just plain harder to read and identify each button's function.
>
> E) The Omni VII dual purpose buttons all have the two functions
>labeled on the button, itself, where the TS-590s labels one-purpose on
>the button, and the secondary purpose is written on the panel, between
>it and the next button. That alone, makes it harder to separate each
>button and see what it does because there is just plain more writing,
>i.e. more clutter, on the TS-590s screen.
>
> F) The Omni VII has a big square screen, whilst the Kenwood has a
>smaller, rectangular screen. I think it is easier to read the
>information on the TT screen, because it is
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