At 09:40 PM 1/30/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Well if I had a copy of the Ron-Lee mod I could tell you in a flash. However
>unless this mod included a new circuit board, I seriously doubt it. As you
>know, the Omni C was advertised as having "hang agc". Even the manual tells
>about it and the schematic shows the components used to produce the "hang".
>However, this C simply doen't have them, nor are there any empty holes. It's
>as if it were a different rig altogether when it comes to agc. So I have a
>hangless Omni C and I like it that way.
>
>Here's one for you Omni C owners. Open your manual to page 3-6 and find the
>TX Mixer board. Gaze upon this then turn to page3-44. Notice anything
>different? Hmmm. Where's T1? It's on the schematic!
>
>N4LQ Steve
>
>
>>Is it possible that your Omni C has the Ron-Lee AGC mod?
>>
>>73..de John/K4WJ
>>
>>At 09:39 PM 1/29/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>(but I know it is since the notch affects AGC).
>>>
>>>
>>>Well you hit the nail on the head with that last comment. TenTec was able
>to
>>>obtain good selectivity at a low cost by using audio filters and having
>the
>>>agc taken off after the audio filter. My Omni-C is of course this way but
>>>for some strange reason it's agc is quite smooth and doesn't have that
>usual
>>>thump when a strong signal hits it. Interestingly, the schematic of the
>>>IF/AF board doesn't even come close to what's really there! They must have
>>>gone through several mods during production.
>>>
>>>With the Corsair series I belive they should have taken the agc from ahead
>>>of the af amp due to the excellent xtal filters available. Anyway, this
>>>didn't happen until the Paragon/Omni-V series.
>>>
>>>N4LQ
>>>
>>>
>>>
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At 09:40 PM 1/30/99 -0500, you wrote:
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John/K4WJ in Pembroke Pines, FL
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K8PXG from 18 Jun 59 to 11 Feb 97
K8WJ from 12 Feb 97 to 07 Apr 97
ZF2HZ from 17 May 84 to 31 Dec 84
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