[TenTec] Help--New Omni D Ser B owner needs help

[Tommy]

Scott....

Check the soldering on the bottom of the board where Q3 is located. 
Older Ten Tec rig's are infamous for bad soldering joints.

Good luck with it.

Tom - W4BQF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Sheppard" <scottsheppard at videotron.ca>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:28 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Help--New Omni D Ser B owner needs help


> Hi folks,
>
> I just picked up a TEn-Tec after wanting one for many years. The 
> rig rec's fine and does key but there is no RF out. Thee is a very 
> weak signal present from the low level board but very weak--hardly 
> measurable.
>
> I have replaced all the diodes on the SWR board, checked levels 
> etc etc but cant get the rig to worl UNLESS--get ready for this: 
> By accident I touched q3 (the rf transsistor on the LLDriver) and 
> had the PA kick in to 100 watts (estimate.)
>
> It will only do htis odd behavior with an antenna not a dummy 
> load. With the dummy load all I can get is th eside tone and a 
> weak signal I am able to detect with a separate radio. I have also 
> replaced the switching transistors with 3904's on the low level 
> board.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas? What is the RF output from the low 
> level driver supposed to be into the PA?
>
> Appreciate any thoughts or similar problems.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> scott  VA3ZW
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