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Re: [TenTec] TT omni vii if port problems

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] TT omni vii if port problems
From: Greg S via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Greg S <oldlongbeard@yahoo.com>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 23:19:29 +0000 (UTC)
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Yes, but it can tune much HIGHER. Just so limiting using it as an I. F. Monitor 
only, in my eyes.
Strokes for folks, I guess. 
Good luck getting it all sorted out. 
Greg, KC8HXO 
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On Thu, 8/30/18, Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [TenTec] TT omni vii if port problems
 To: tentec@contesting.com
 Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018, 6:39 PM
 
 Largely because the dongle being
 used does not tune below or have 
 adequate
 sensitivity below about 20 to 25 MHz.    The IF in the
 Omni VII 
 is about 70 MHz.
 
 73
 
 Bob, K4TAX
 
 
 On 8/30/2018 3:31 PM, Greg S via TenTec
 wrote:
 > I highly recommend this mod, to
 allow full use of the SDR. Not sure why anyone would use the
 I.F. these days, honestly.
 > Greg,
 KC8HXO
 >
 --------------------------------------------
 > On Thu, 8/30/18, Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw@blomand.net>
 wrote:
 >
 >   Subject:
 Re: [TenTec] TT omni vii if port problems
 >   To: tentec@contesting.com
 >   Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018, 12:59
 PM
 >   
 >   Do you
 have any application
 >   associated with
 the device controlling the
 >   radio? 
 Also, if you are tuning to a signal
 >  
 using the dongle, it may be
 >  
 incorrect with
 >   regard to frequency
 thus this puts the Omni VII off
 >  
 frequency.     You may need to perform a
 >   Master Reset on the Omni VII.
 >   There are
 >   known
 some software applications which do shift the VFO,
 >   although not displayed as such on the
 radio.
 >   This will produce and off
 >   frequency
 >  
 condition.
 >   
 >  
 I had a a 3
 >   Rivers Dongle on my Omni
 VII and it worked OK.   The
 >  
 software was a major pain in the posterior to
 >   get running correctly.
 >   Finally I
 >   wrote
 it off as a learning experience.   I then purchased
 >   an
 >   SDR Play 
 RSP-1 receiver and downloaded
 >   free
 HDSDR software.  All issues
 >  
 resolved
 >   and it works great.
 >   
 >   I also
 >   made the mod to the Omni VII for the
 2nd receiver which I
 >   find
 >   works even better.  With the SDR
 Play
 >   I can see signals on the
 entire
 >   band, thus
 >   not limited to the IF bandwidth.  That
 works great as
 >   well.
 >   
 >   73
 >   
 >   Bob, K4TAX
 >   
 >   
 >   On 8/30/2018 11:17 AM, denton
 >   sprague wrote:
 >  
 > Hi all…I installed an
 >   if port
 output as per 3 rivers TT omni vii dongle
 >   instructions to enable me to use a pc
 as a spectrum monitor.
 >   it works fine
 on receive but the minute I transmit, am told
 >   I am off frequency.
 >   > I am thinking of
 >   either installing a relay that will
 disconnect the
 >   dongle’s if input
 during transmit…
 >   >
 >   Anyone else have a different work
 around?
 >   >
 >  
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