The Omni 6 could be way off frequency. I have owned a couple of them
before and they were always off by some 30 to 50 hz or more on 20
meters, not so much on 75 meters. I use a K3 at times and the DSP
filters are so sharp that when I tighten up the BW to 50 hz, I will
not hear somone off frequency. Then when I widen the passband I can
hear someone at 100 hz up the band calling me. Normally I would widen
up the passband when calling CQ but sometimes forget.
If the Omni is putting out the power and you can get a power reading on
a wattmeter, and have it connected to an antenna, you are
transmitting somewhere. Check to see if RIT and XIT are turned off.
Toby K4NH
On 4/27/2014 10:45 AM, Jim Allen wrote:
The 706 on a dummy load and the Omni VI "hear" each other just fine as far
as I can tell. I have tuned to WWV with the Omni VI and it appeared to be
on frequency. I'll check again, of course.
The QSOs with the radio have not raised to any issues, although for the
most part those are contest style quickies.
It was very noticeable yesterday on 20M, to hear a station with a good
solid signal here, no other callers, give a call and not be heard running
100 watts when I had been calling others with 5 watts no problem, same
antenna, same day, etc.
Thanks!
73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Phil Sussman <psussman@pactor.com> wrote:
Jim,
I'd check zero beat with WWV. Sound like you're off QRG a bit.
Let us know !
73 de Phil - N8PS
PS. Can you check against another rig?
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Quoting Jim Allen <jim.allen@longhornband.net>:
I have an Omni VI with Opt 3 installed, purchased from an SK estate about
a
year ago. After our move to Texas, I got an antenna up and got on the
air. The meter and a couple of other functions were inop so off it went
to
TenTec. They fixed all this, gave it a good checkout and got it back to
me
very promptly.
I have the output going to a wattmeter, thence on to the AH-4 remote tuner
which feeds the 130' dipole with twin lead. On CW, the transmitter loads
to 100 watts output, good SWRs etc.
I have noticed an inability to get replies on CW. I spent an hour the
other night calling W1AW/5 in Missouri, another hour or so each this week
calling W1AW/1 and /2, and various other stations. Some of this I
attribute to being a 100 watt station with a wire antenna in a pile up.
There have been other instances where I have called and called only to
have
the other station start up a CQ again.
Yesterday I decided to fire up my Icom 706 at QRP levels and work the
Florida QSO Party on 20M. To my astonishment, I had no trouble making
contacts with every station I heard, running 5 watts, other than being
treated as a weak signal (AGN?) which I'm sure was true. While doing
this,
I heard HB9CA in the Helvetia contest, gave him a call and after going
QRO,
made contact. I also worked W1AW/1 with 5 watts in 1 or 2 calls. I made
25 or so contacts in Florida with the 706, all QRP.
This started to puzzle me, so I shut down the 706 and fired up the Omni
VI. Once again, I had trouble getting responses. I tried fiddling with
the sidetone, thinking maybe I was not tuning to be inside the other
station's passband, but did not improve things. The "split" switch was
off!
I am stumped to imagine why I can make contacts at 5 watts with the 706
but
not on the Omni VI at 100 watts, same antenna. The radio appears to be
operating normally in every respect. Is there something I am overlooking
in the set up of the Omni VI? Any other possibilities?
TIA
73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
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