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Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII, Herc II, QSK

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII, Herc II, QSK
From: "J.T Turner" <jtturner@mac.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:31:32 -0500
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I got my Omni VII in September 2007. It has worked with my Herc II in QSK mode 
from then until now. So I can't understand the comments in this thread. What am 
I missing?

73.

John ND0N

JTT iPhone

> On Apr 11, 2014, at 14:02, Jon Kannegaard <kannegaard@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> No. They don't work together in QSK and never did. To make them work short 
> D11 on the control board of the Hercules II.
> 
> Hours of sleuthing and puzzling over the QSK circuitry and consulting with my 
> friend Jeff (K6JCA) led to this conclusion. However, I could have found this 
> out with a 5 minute call to Ten-Tec Service which I finally made after all 
> the detective work.
> 
> Jon
> 
> PS: As long as we're on the subject of what Ten-Tec should build, how about a 
> Hercules III? The II is a sweet amp if you don't mind the one cubic foot , 58 
> pound power supply.
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2014, at 8:30 AM, k6jek wrote:
>> 
>> Anyone using the OMNI VII with a Hercules II QSK?
>> 
>> It's not working here. I notice the H II drops the TX EN/Key out line from 
>> 4.1 to 1.2 volts when it's keyed. This doesn't seem to be good enough for 
>> the OMNI VII to think that TX really is enabled. 
>> 
>> Menu item in OMNI VII set to KEY LOOP ON.
>> 
>> Jon
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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