(no subject)

[Dale Martin]

I can't say that I have noticed the heating problem.  Maybe 
because I run QRP so often with the radio it doesn't become 
an issue.  However, what I do have is the radio sitting on the 
desktop with a couple of equipment shelves above it.  On 
the first shelf, behind the external speaker, wattmeter/swr 
meter, etc., I have a cutout in the shelf of about 12" x 4" size.  
I placed two fans over the slot and keep them in place with
small  wood strips Elmer's glue'ed in place. The switches 
are mounted on the far right under the shelf. I can turn one 
or both on as needed.  The fans were put in when I 
operated a lot of QRO and had a TS-930S (on the desktop) 
and Alpha 76A (on the second shelf)-see CQ Magazine, 
October 1992 cover. 

With headphones on-my usual operating technique-I 
don't hear the fan(s), if and when I run them.  Not only 
do they strip away the heat from the heatsink, but they 
also create a nice refreshing breeze for me.

And I didn't have to modify my Omni-VI

73,

Dale Martin
kg5u@hal-pc.org
http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u

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From:  Steve Ellington[SMTP:n4lq@iglou.com]
Sent:  Tuesday, January 21, 1997 16:03 PM
To:  
Cc:  hlserra@pwa.acusd.edu
Subject:  (no subject)

I had some questions about putting a fan in the Omni-6. 



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