It sounds to me like your internal pot for the ALC is set too high in
OMNI VI. I don't remember where this pot is, but there is an
adjustment to automatically reduce the drive to the 100 watt
level. I know people sometimes move this pot to get more than 100 watts
out of the Omni VI. That said, setting the front panel drive to lower than
full to get the
100 watt level is a very acceptable fix.
Carl Moreschi
919-676-1991 x135
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Kinyon" <w7ts@attbi.com>
To: "'Robert'" <bigmack@usa.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 12:41 PM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Power Power Power - revisited..
> Hello Robert,
> I no longer have my OMNI-VI+, so this is from memory. First check the
power
> Supply voltage. It is adjustable with a pot on the chassis. Make sure it
> is not set too high. I also believe there is a pot in the radio to adjust
> the Max power out. mine always read about 85 watts, which suited me fine.
> I am also curious if you have the antenna tuner in line or is it set to
> bypass?. if it is in line( not set on bypass), It seems to me that you
are
> just adding extra loss and more hassle in changing bands. your antenna
> should present a sufficiently low SWR for the OMNI without a tuner. If
not,
> the antenna needs some repair. does any of this help.
> 73,
> Ken
> W7TS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-admin@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-admin@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Robert
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 07:32
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Power Power Power - revisited..
>
>
> OK, as I stated before (and thanks EVERYBODY for the helpful hints) the
> unit (OMNI VI+ with a 961 power supply and a 238 tuner talking to a HyGain
> Super Thunderbird Yagi) Trips the 961 power supply if I open the power up
> to the max.. I hadnt thought about it before, but this time after I
checked
> the SWR (on the 238, the OMNI and an outboard Raddido Shack digital
in-line
> SWR/Power meter) I switched everything over to forward power mode and
> Holy-RF Batman, I am pushing 135-145 watts out over all the meters..
HUH???
> This rig is rated at about 100 watts.. I am running at 75-80% on the power
> knob at 14.313 the 238 is in position 1 and the roller is almost all the
> way to the left (down).. Any takers NOW??? ;)
>
>
>
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