[TenTec] Omni 6 keying......

[Troy Wideman]

I would like to know what that "capacitor fix" is. My "fix" was that I went
back to my bug. The only problems now are those caused by my fist.
73,
 Troy, W6HV (F.I.S.T.S. # 6847)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry L. Kitterman" <kitt5@earthlink.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 1:06 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Omni 6 keying......


>
> Gentlemen,
>
>   A month or two ago I posted a message on the list needing some help with
> my Omni.  One problem was with working sats like rs-12 and being able to
key
> the Omni and follow your sigs through the sat.  That was the easy fix.
>
>   The other one was with the constant speeding up and slowing down of the
> built in keyer.  One fella told me that he had crossed the leads (inside)?
> the rig with a capacitor and it really helped but I did not try that one.
> The other man said TT had the fix for the problem.  I called and they did
> not have it or anything like that.
>
>   On the plus side I believe the Omni 6 is one of the very best cw rigs I
> have used to date  BUT I also believe that these little problems that seem
> to constantly occur in the different rigs on here are un-called for.  Like
> it or not if a man put out the same amount of $ that a 6+ is bringing on a
> Jap rig I believe you would be in for a big surprise.
>
>   Over the years I have had almost all of the TT rigs and back in the 544
> and Omni-D days these things just did not seem to ever happen to the
degree
> they are now.  Oh well, enough of this.  I probably already have
everyone's
> flame machine lit up and ready.
>
>   I do wonder if anyone has come up with a fix on the keyer problem.  My
> Omni is in very good condition, was upgraded to + (opt. 3) at the factory,
> and I have the matching 961 ps, the .250 and .500 cw filters and both the
2
> and 6 meter xvtrs, all in very nice shape.  Anyone out there have a high
end
> Jap rig for trade??  That would be a last resort but I have been thinking
> about it. It would be hard to give up the quality of the Omni on cw which
is
> almost all I run.  Thanks for listening to all of this and please, no one
> take it personal.
>
> 73
> Jerry
> W9CTB
>
>
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