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[TenTec] OMNI 6 PLUS, 250 hz Filter Problems

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Subject: [TenTec] OMNI 6 PLUS, 250 hz Filter Problems
From: royanjoy@ncn.net (Roy Koeppe)
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:23:46 -0600
You have  a  FADE control on an OMNI-6???
K6XK
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From: patents@dx0man.prestel.co.uk <patents@dx0man.prestel.co.uk>
To: RLVZ@aol.com <RLVZ@aol.com>
Cc: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 6:59 AM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] OMNI 6 PLUS, 250 hz Filter Problems


>
>But did you try the passband tuning ?? I find that if I use a narrow
>filter up front, then its necessary to shift the second filter
>passband into correct alignment with the first. Having a 250 up front
>(I prefer the 500) makes this  lot more critical. You can also play
>with the FADE control until the signals sound weird ... I have a 500
>up front and a choice of 250 or 500 in the second IF. If I use
>the 250, its a more critical as to where I set the passband
>tuning. Two 250s in series will be that much more fussy about the
>settings. And more lossy ......
>
>John G3JAG
>
>
>On 29-Jan-99 RLVZ@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> I just purchased Model 219 & 282-  250 hz filters from Ten-Tec and
>> have a
>> problem: Filter 219 in the 9 Mhz IF works fine whether operating
>> alone or in
>> tandem with the Model 285- 500 hz filter in the 6.3 Mhz IF.
>> However, the
>> Model 282- 250 hz filter in the 6.3 Mhz IF does not work well at
>> all... when I
>> kick in the 282 the desired signal drops 5 to 9 S-units and the
>> audio is not
>> as clear.  (sounds more high pitched).
>> Ten-Tec got me out a new 282 filter right away... but no
>> improvement.   I have
>> tried changing the gain jumper for the filter and tried various cw
>> offsets
>> with no change.
>> Any ideas?  Thanks,  Dick-K9OM
>>
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>Date: 28-Jan-99
>Time: 20:03:42
>John Crux
>Consultant in product forgery - Asia and
>Africa
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