[TenTec] Omni 6/425 Titan - Losing receive audio

[Tommy]

Jay,

That does sound consistant with what used to happen with my Omni 6 
and Titan 425, and it always turned out to be the vacuum relay. The 
failure would start out being stuck in the transmit position, giving 
me the impression the rcvr had a problem. I would normally lose a 
vacuum relay once a year (becaues I abused them pretty bad), until I 
located some used military 'pulls' of the RJ1A. My first mil-spec 
vacuum relay lasted over three years.

They look like they are very difficult to replace, but actually if 
you have some patience, the job is quite easy.

Good luck.

Tom - W4BQF

So you have enemies?
Good.
That means you have stood up for something,
sometime in your life.
Sir Winston Churchill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Schwisow" <jay at kt5e.us>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:25 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Omni 6/425 Titan - Losing receive audio


> Good day all,
>
> Running an Omni 6 plus into a 425 during CQ WW I lost RF receive 
> on the Omni late in the contest.  It would recover after a bit of 
> time and the Omni was fine once I disconnected the Titan amp.  The 
> next day I ran a few tests on the Titan and all seemed ok, relays 
> ok, receive ok, full power out.
>
> However, after another 30 minutes of operation I lost the receive 
> again.  I am thinking I am having intermittent relay problems on 
> the Titan.  Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay - KT5E
>
> _______________________________________________
> TenTec mailing list
> TenTec at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec