[TenTec] Omni VI freq instability, 30m only

[W1GOR]

Bartender Ben,

I'll have one of these... Make it a double, please..!

>The VI has a PLL that incorporates those single crystals/band in a
> synthesized scheme that mixes and feedsback, get divided, multiplied, 
> phased
> and split, then poured into glasses and served with lemon.

73, Larry - W1GOR, ARRL 40 year Life Member


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben K8DIT" <benk8dit at callatg.com>
To: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron at StarLinX.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec 
Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI freq instability, 30m only


> The VI has a PLL that incorporates those single crystals/band in a
> synthesized scheme that mixes and feedsback, get divided, multiplied, 
> phased
> and split, then poured into glasses and served with lemon. If your 10Mhz
> oscillator is doing what its supposed to, the signal fed to the LO wont 
> let
> you get very far off the beaten path you put it on. Yes, sometimes one of
> the crystals will wander off. Yes, there is a possibility of component
> failure, yes, its complicated, but most of all its clever. (Im not an
> engineer, not even a technician, so while it was explained to me in 
> layman's
> terms, I could only slap my forehead.)
> Folks here seem to want to blame the VCXO. Its an easy target. Dont do it.