[TenTec] Modifying Omni V for QRP?

[Scott Rosenfeld [NF3I]]

You could also just go in and change one of the resistors in the ALC
circuit.  Per Ten-Tec's guidance, I went in and did this in the O-V I had
and dropped my minimum power to about a watt RF output.

** Scott Rosenfeld NF3I & AAR3IB/T ** http://w3eax.umd.edu/~ham **
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On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, bill lazure wrote:

> 
> Dan,
> 
>      Rather than the suggested fix of putting an attenuator at the
> output of the rig to drop 20 watts to 5, try putting an attenuator at
> the input to the P.A.  This way, you're not burning resistors with 15
> watts of power.  Don't know the layout of this specific rig, so I can't
> tell you exactly how to do this.
> Bill - N2TPA
> 
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