[TenTec] TenTec Omni 5 question (s)

[p.brice-stevens@zeiss.co.uk]

I have a cuople of questions that the group may be able to shed some light 
on....

1 

 I have had my OMNI 5 for about three years now and the fast QSK doesn't seem 
as fast as it once was. I have a feeling that when I first got it it used to 
switch from transmit to receive faster than it does now. I was wondering if 
this means that whatever relay it is that controls the switchover is getting a 
bit long in the tooth?

2

Now this is a difficult one to describe but after turning the rig on and (for 
the first time) keying up the sidetone appears to be accompanied by a (here 
struggling to find a suitable term) krrcghh noise!...only on the first dit or 
dah...any subsquent dits or dahs are fine... this feature! does not re-occur 
for a while when keying fairly consistently (as in a contest) but when the 
radio is left in receive for a few minutes on the next key up the noise happens 
again. It is very difficult to describe, but it is not very loud and 'almost' 
sound like a little crunch accompany the first dit ! no-one has mentioned this 
to me on air but as 99% of my time is spent on air during contests the 
opportunity rarely arise to have a chat about such things ;)


So whaddya' say?
73

Paul
G0WAT
G-QRP 8472 and Chiltern DX Club Member


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