[TenTec] Minimum Supply Voltage for Omni 6+

[Charles Greene]

Mike,

I used my Omni-VI on several previous field days and I always had some 
problems with it.  I called Ten Tec technical support and the gentleman 
there told me the OMN-VI should not be operated on a battery as the voltage 
was too low.  That's why I keep my Omni-VI in the shack and use my K2/100 
on field day, which does work well on a battery.

At 06:56 PM 8/6/2005, Michael Tope wrote:
>I just received an Omni 6+ that I bought on Ebay. It appears
>to be working nominally, but the microprocessor flakes out
>if I drop the input voltage below +13 VDC (measured at the
>power input connector with a Fluke 179). The manual claims
>it should work down to +12.0V, and in fact my Paragon 585
>works down to something like +10.5V before it flakes out.
>Is this a common/known problem with the Omni 6+, or is there
>perhaps a problem with this particular rig. I'd like to be able
>to run it off a battery, but as it stands, I don't think I can.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike, W4EF.............................................