[TenTec] mystery Ten-Tec Omni

[n4lq]

The spur is just below the 17m ham band and is about 1 watt in power, 
suitable for world-wide communications! The "lucky" thing was that you 
weren't caught. 

-----Original Message-----
From: "Mike Hyder  -N4NT-" <mike.hyder.n4nt at charter.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:11:49 -0500
Subject: Re: [TenTec] mystery Ten-Tec Omni

> Hi, Ira-
> 
> You no doubt had problems.  That you were unaware of them doesn't
> lessen 
> them.  One is seldom bothered by his own spurious emissions.  The
> question 
> is:  had you known of the propensity of the Omni to spew the spurs,
> would 
> you have continued to use it on 18 MHz since you "never had any
> problems"? 
> Are you suggesting to Scott that he use an Omni B or C on 18 MHz
> because you 
> "never had any problems"?
> 
> 73, Mike N4NT
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ira Franklin" <k4ymq at yahoo.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 8:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] mystery Ten-Tec Omni
> 
> 
> I have a Omni C and have operated 18mz with it until I got Omni 6
> recently, 
> never had any problems. Maybe Iwas just lucky.
> 73's Ira K4ymq
> 
> Mike Hyder -N4NT- <mike.hyder.n4nt at charter.net> wrote:
> Hi, Scott--
> 
> To have 18 MHz capability, you will need to add a different rig.
> Because
> that Omni (whether B or C) uses a 9 MHz intermediate frequency, because
> the
> second harmonic of that is 18 MHz, because various and sundry mixer
> products
> produce spurs and other unwanted output in those Omni rigs, they are
> not
> suitable for use on that band.
> 
> 73, Mike N4NT
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Sheppard"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 7:40 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] mystery Ten-Tec Omni
> 
> //abridged//
> All that said, to have 18Mhz, what do I require, Just a x-tal or an
> entire
> kit?
> 
> Scott VA3ZW 
> 
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