FW: [TenTec] modifying Omni V for QRP ?

[Alex Mendelsohn]

Hi folks:

For what it's worth, you can often force a a radio into very low power by 
feeding dc into its ALC circuit. A simple high resistance voltage divider 
across a 9-V battery will often do the trick. Use a pot so that you can very 
the voltage between one leg and the wiprer, and reduce power to QRP levels 
of a watt or three.


Vy 73, AI2Q, Alex in Kennebunk, Maine  .-.-.
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From: Dale L. Martin
To: ALEXM; "Ten-Tec Reflector"
Subject: Re: [TenTec] modifying Omni V for QRP ?
Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 3:43PM


Not all Ten-Tec radios go to (near) zero watts output with the
PWR control.

Dan, have you tried to find/build an attenuator that will eat up
15 watts to leave you with 5?

73,
dale, kg5u

 -----Original Message-----
From: Dan Baldwin <baldwin@primenet.com>
To: Paul R. Valko <prvalko@oakland.edu>
Cc: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 14:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] modifying Omni V for QRP ?


>
>You mean "RF PWR" and turning the knob fully counterclockwise
>still sends out a minimum of approx. 20 watts which is above
>QRP Power levels but I am sure you all ready know that.
>Thanks anyway Dan KK7JZ
>
>At 02:37 PM 6/11/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>>There is a small knob on the front panel marked DRIVE.
>>
>>Keep it fully counterclockwise.
>>
>>73! =paul= W8KC
>>Collector of Ten*Tecs and other fine plastics
>>
>><http://www.acs.oakland.edu/~prvalko>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Dan Baldwin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I want to modify my Omni V for QRP power levels. I read an
old posting
>>> which indicated that it could be done but did not include a
description
>>> of the modification. If anyone has any info. on this I sure
would like to
>>> know. Thanks - Dan KK7JZ
>>>
>>>
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