[TenTec] Omni VI+ tuning whine

Carl Moreschi n4py at arrl.net
Thu Aug 24 12:56:49 EDT 2006


That sounds like you have microprocessor noise getting into the RF chain
somewhere.  You might try removing the covers and making sure all the
connectors that go to the microprocessor board are pushed down all the way.
You can even mess around a little with how these cables are routed.  With
the covers off, no antenna connected, you should be able to hear this whine
while tuning.  This will allow you to move various connectors with your
hands and possibly determine where the whine is coming from.  The Paragon
was especially bad about this problem.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A.W. B." <a7bull at hotmail.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Omni VI+ tuning whine


> I wonder if anybody else has experienced this problem and if there is a
> cure. When tuning my        Omni VI+, especially if I have the RF gain
> rolled back, there is an audible whine .
> When I sent the rig to Ten Tec a few weeks ago they replaced the
> encoder..which was very stiff. Now the rig tunes very smoothly. The same
> whine was present before the encoder was replaced, so I'm fairly sure it's
> not an encoder problem. The rig works fantastic otherwise and this is only
a
> minor annoyance because the whine is gone when I cease tuning. Thanks.
>                                      Andy W1AWB
>
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