[TenTec] Problem with my Omni VI /option3

[Chris]

Hi all,

I have a problem with my Omni VI/option3, and here is the symptom.

When I turned on the radio yesterday, its CW sidetone was heard all the time and the wattmeter was showing that it was transmitting CW signal.  None of the button on the mode, band, nor filter was working.  Turning the radio off and on didn't fix the problem.  I did PARTIAL RESET as well as MASTER RESET, but no luck at all.

However, the symptom has changed after the MASTER RESET.  After this reset, the radio is no longer transmitting.  I just don't hear anything from the radio.  The meter is moving, so I can see that the receiver is working.  If I do the MASTER RESET again and hold the ENTER button, I can hear signal, however, it goes MUTE as soon as I release the ENTER button.

There is nothing connected to AUX antenna port and the meter drops when I press the ANTENNA button to AUX.  This assures that the receiver is working but something is cutting the audio off.

For both befor and after, none of the buttons works on the radio, so I suspect that there is a problem on the logic board or CPU of the radio.  I asked Ten-Tec and he also pointed that there must be a problem on the control board.  He told me to ship the radio, but I'd like to find if I can get it fixed here locally first.  Does anyone here have any idea what went wrong?  Do you think I'd rather send it to Ten-Tec for repair?  I know Ten-Tec will do a top class work on it, but the shipping both ways will cost too much.

Any suggestion or comment will be much appreciated.

Regards,

Chris VA3UT