[TenTec] Problem with my Omni VI /option3

[David McClafferty]

Ask Tentec if you can send just the control board,
that would save a lot on the shipping costs

73, Dave, VE1ADH

 --- Chris <christopher_an at sympatico.ca> wrote: 
> 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
> 
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