Winston,
I had an OMNI A series B. The AUX band position is for 24 Mhz. Ten-Tec
sold a kit
for $25 that added 24 Mhz to this position and 10 Mhz transmit.
The design of the OMNI A made it bad to put 18 Mhz on it because of doubling
of the 9 Mhz IF and the mixing scheme used. In spite of this, I modified
my OMNI A
and added a few relays and a crystal to allow the 21 Mhz position to also be
18 Mhz
with the relays enabled. It worked fine for me but I'm sure it did not meet
FCC specs.
I always enjoyed my OMNI A and used it for 15 years with no problems.
I had a fantastic time at the TT hamfest and really enjoyed meeting several
people
from the TT user's net.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
cjm@qvssoftware.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Winston F. Jones" <winjones@ix.netcom.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 5:17 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Omni-A, Series B on 17 meters
>
> Does anybody have info on adding 17 meters transmit and receive to the
Omni
> A, Series B in the AUX bandswitch position?
>
> I know it involves the insertion of a crystal and the proper components in
> the low-pass filter. Does Ten-Tec offer a conversion kit or does the rig
> have to go back to the factory?
>
> Also, can the 10-meter band, which is already active on received, be
> activated for transmit?
>
> 73, Winston K4CWQ
>
>
>
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