Yes - I totally missed that he had TX issues as well. Sadly, you may be
correct Bob and the trouble may be much deeper.
73, Rick
>________________________________
> From: Bob McGraw - K4TAX <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>
>To: Rick W <ve7tk@yahoo.ca>; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
><tentec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 9:54:42 AM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI V
>
>The RX antenna switch could and does cause intermittent receive problems but
>has nothing to do with transmit. I speculate the issue is much deeper than
>that. The description "output needs to be re-tuned at the ant. tuner" is
>indicative of PA or driver oscillation or instability. Perhaps caused by a
>fault on the Low Pass filter board.
>
>
>73
>Bob, K4TAX
>
>
>DISCLOSURE:
>This is to inform all persons, I am a Tentec Ambassador and I receive
>compensation according to the Tentec Ambassador program. In addition, I serve
>as a volunteer beta test person to Tentec for the Omni VII, Eagle and Argonaut
>VI radios. I hold no employment relationship, no financial interests nor do I
>conduct any commercial business, direct or indirect, with Tentec.
>
>
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>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick W" <ve7tk@yahoo.ca>
>To: "Ten-Tec Reflector" <tentec@contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 4:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI V
>
>
>Could it possibly be a dirty receive antenna switch. Clean and exercise the
>switch on the rear of the rig. That's the switch above the main SO-239 antenna
>jack and below the RCA receive antenna jack.
>
>73,
>Rick
>VE7TK
>
>Website: http://www.ve7tk.com
>
>To:Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
>Subject:[TenTec] OMNI V
>From:wa5yom <wa5yom@swbell.net>
>
>
>Date:Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:32:44 -0600
>
>
>I have an OMNI V that had some Lightning Damage. Only minor repairs (by
>Ten-Tec) were required.
>After a couple of months worth of operation...some new symptoms have arose. 1.
>The receiver cuts in and out, anywhere from no reception, reduced reception to
>overload. 2. These symptoms are accompanied by transmitter problems, no-output
>or output needs to be re-tuned at the ant. tuner.This is not an antenna
>problem, I put another rig on-line and it worked fine.
>Any thought of what the problem might be? Thanks, Tim
>WA5YOM
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