[TenTec] my omni 6+ problem - need ur advice

[David Drew]

Bob,

   I had a similar problem with my OMNI VI plus and traced the problem to a 
bad, intermittent, coax run. I replaced several of my coaxs until I could 
determine which one was causing the problem.  After identifying and 
replacing the troubled piece, I do not have the problem any more.

   It was just as you described, the signal would drop out/off/down and 
then after sending a dit/dot the signal would recover.  Additionally, my 
SWR would change at the same time so I figured it must have been some part 
of the antenna system.

  There is a relay in the OMNI plus, it part of the transmit section. You 
might want to trace that down in the skematic.

vy 73,

Dave W7DPW


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At 11:29 AM 9/18/00 -0400, you wrote:

>I talked to Ten Tec and Paul Clinton of their service dept says the Omni
>6+ has NO RELAYS in it!  Is that true?  i thought my problem may be a TR
>relay in the rig.  R there none in the Omni 6+??  U know, it might just be
>my old antenna coax switch.  u think that's a possibility?  as i
>mentioned previously,
>my receiver seems to drop out.  i hit the dit or dah paddle of my keyer
>and the RX pops back up.  Could that be a bad ant. coax switch maybe?
>that would be great.  i had the switch in line and have that rx drop out
>on all bands.  now i'm going straight to the antenna.  perhaps i won't
>have that problem now.  i'm hoping.
>
>But a few of u folks said the omni 6+ had relays.  does it?  or doesn't
>it?  now i'm confused.
>
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