[TenTec] 10 meters

[Ten-Tec, Inc.]

At 07:31 PM 7/14/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hmmmm, verrrrry interesting. My first thought was to reply 
>and say mine was quiet but then I decided to check it out since 
>10 meters has been dead since I got my VI. 
>With the settings as you specify, I have birdies all over the 10 meter
>band (every 5 to 10 Hz). Most are S3 to S4 with a ticka ticka sound
>within the birdie.
>Most of this almost disappears with an antenna connected but you
>can still hear them about S0
>Wonder what this is? Is it going to be a problem later?
>Scott??
>Bill W5EC

Hello:

Birdies present on 10 meters in the Omni V, VI, and VI Plus are
unfilterable by-products of the mixing scheme we use in the
transceivers.  As I have pointed out before, we do not feel it is a
performance related issue and there is no "fix" for them.  A few
of these may be noticeable but most are indeed down at the noise
level.  We have always been up-front discussing this issue when 
asked, as we consider the presence of some birdies on 10 meters 
insignificant compared to the overall receiver performance of these 
three rigs. 

Thanks and 73,
Scott Robbins, W4PA
Amateur Radio Product Manager 

  


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