[TenTec] Omni and 87A

[w6ru]

Jim,

Have you "turned on" the linear relay in the Omni 6 ?
This is done in the menu number 1...the "LCO" function has to be set to
"on". As it comes from the factory it is in the default "off" state.

I have just the relay key line from the Omni 6 (Relay N.O.) to the relay
key jack on my 87A hooked up and it works FB....granted I have not tried
QSK yet...I don't like it.

Good Luck,
Terry - W6RU

Jim Reid wrote:

> Well,  I have had it for nearly 24 hours now.  Still fussing around
> learning,  no QSO's yet.  Want to be pretty familiar with things
> before I jump in the water,  hi.
>
> Ok,  I cannot get the VI+ and the 87A to do their thing.  I have
> tried using the 87A in the keying loop a la Ten Tec linears.
> The result,  whenever  the rig is on,  it is transmitting!!  I
> connect the Omni TX Out to the 87A relay in;  and the
> 87A  "c"  key output  back to the Omni TR EN.  And it
> is keyed continually ON,  no matter what state the
> 87A is in;  Standby or Operate.   There is no response
> of any sort from the 87A,  other than it indicates RF
> power passing through,  but,  if the Omni is on 20 CW,
> and the 87 was last on 40,  that's where the 87 stays.
> So the indication from the Omni to the 87 is not taking.
> When the RF output is continuous from the Omni,  and I
> press the CW key,  the sidetone appears and follows
> the key,  but the RF out is constant.
>
>  From what I read about
> the Omni Control Board on pg.. 4-16 in my manual,  this
> should work,  I think.  The manual text says,  "the Logic
> board generates a transmit acknowledge voltage at
> connector 63.  This drives Q11 which  sends the key
> signal over to the Relay on the 87A, as I read it.  Then
> the 87A would send the key signal back into the Omni
> TX EN connector,  and we should be off an running.
>
> On the Corsair II,  I connected my key signal directly to
> the 87A Relay input;  and then keyed back to the
> Corsair II key input from the "c" key output of the 87A;
> that seemed to work fine.  Again,  tried this with the
> Omni,  and it didn't work either.
>
> So what have I overlooked?
>
> Puzzled,  73,  Jim,  KH7M
>
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