[TenTec] cw rcvr fundamentals

[Carl Moreschi]

I have replacement microprocessor chips for the Omni V.  They enhance the
operation of the Omni V to make it operate almost like an Omni VI.  Send me
an email if you are interested.


Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Brady" <ftbrady at sbcglobal.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 2:09 PM
Subject: [TenTec] cw rcvr fundamentals


> Greetings again TenTecers.
>
> Every time I QSO an Omni 5 or six user I ask as many questions as possible
> about the CW operating differences between the two rigs.  The last one
told
> me his 5 was just as good as the 6+ he has now and he would never have let
> the 5 go if it hadn't developed a processor problem that TenTec could not
> fix due to discontinued mfr of that chip.
>
> Does that sound reasonable that a rig "can't be fixed"?
>
> He felt the same way, but he has since come to believe that a replacement
> processor could have fixed the 5 but it would have affected the filters
> (somehow matched to the processor part?) and it may have been a nasty job.
>
> Is this a low level example of the same parts life problem that spawned
the
> O2 ?
>
> What's a guy to do - stick with an S38 and build up a supply of tubes?
>
> Frank W0ECS
>
>
>
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