I would suggest that the early 564 boards (1997) were identical to the 563
option 3. But in 1998, Ten-Tec redesigned the* 564's *logic board, PBT
board, Control board and IF/AF board and switched to SMD parts.
73, Barry N1EU
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 7:45 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw@verizon.net>
wrote:
> Jim, you are welcome to imagine all you wish.
>
>
> While I do not intend to get snarky, let me be very clear that in the case
> of THIS board, specifically the 9 MHz IF Filter board (and for that matter
> the 6.3 MHz IF Filter board, layout of which is also shown on the page in
> question):
>
>
> - The instructions for installing the boards are word for word the same
> between the 563 Option 3 Installation sheet and the 564 manual page.
> - The two diagrams, Figure 1 & Figure 2, are exactly the same.
> - The only practical difference is that the diagrams on the sheet are
> darker & easier to read than the ones printed in many of the manuals (mine
> included) and darker & clearer than the scanned manual that the old Ten Tec
> used to make available (and may still be available on the RKR site, I
> haven't looked)
>
>
> While your comments are valid IN GENERAL, in the case of this SPECIFIC
> page and these SPECIFIC diagrams, they are NOT.
>
> OK?
>
>
> -- w3wn --
>
> On 03/29/16, Jim Allen wrote:
>
> I imagine that there are some identical boards etc since Opt. 3 reputedly
> makes the 563 electrically the same as the 564. It would be dangerous to
> rely on each part and board being exactly the same. "Women and children can
> afford to be careless, but not men." -- Vito Corleone
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Mar 29, 2016, at 17:10, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> > Just to be clear, the single page in question shows the same diagram
> (only
> > much clearer) for the exact same board, with the same text describing it.
> >
> > In other words, this was the page describing how this new board for the
> > 563/Option 3 performed, since it is the same board in the 564.
> >
> > That said, overall, you are correct. There are many differences between
> the
> > two rigs. But in THIS case, we're talking about the same board that is in
> > both rigs.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim
> Allen
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 5:03 PM
> > To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omvni VI Plus Diagrams
> >
> > Be careful with those manuals. When I had both the 563 Opt. 3 and the
> 564,
> > it was noticed that parts are numbered differently in some places, they
> were
> > not identical, very confusing.
> >
> > 73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On Mar 29, 2016, at 12:34, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw@verizon.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Enroute
> >>
> >>
> >> On 03/29/16, Barry N1EU wrote:
> >>
> >> Please send me a copy and I'll upload to the Wiki
> >>
> >> 73, Barry N1EU
> >>
> >> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 11:27 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw@verizon.net
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanks to Clayton N4EV, I now have a "good" copy of the filter diagram.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> He still had the manual addendum from when his Omni VI was upgraded to
> >>> Option 3, and it contains the exact same diagrams -- only darker and
> much
> >>> easier to read/scan/copy. (The text looks like it's the same as well,
> > just
> >>> presented slightly differently)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The scan of that page has been added both to my copies of the Omni VI+
> >>> documentation, and to the copy I just printed up for Bill W3WH for his
> > O6+.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again to everyone who replied, or at least looked!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 73, ron w3wn
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