[TenTec] OMNI VII QSK users with good ears....

[Duane Calvin]

The Omni VI/VI+ used a reed relay for T/R switching, even tho they may have
used diodes in the circuit.  Remember all the complaints about how some
folks could hear their relay and others couldn't?  :-)

	73, Duane

Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
www.ac5aa.com  
 

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of ron
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 5:53 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII QSK users with good ears....


 
> On Dec 9, 2007, at 11:02 AM, Paul Christensen wrote:
> 
> >> I believe the Argo V DOES use diode switching.  The
> >> pin diodes used are exotic 1N4007.
> >
> > The Omni 6/6+ also uses a handful of 1N4007 diodes as part of the T/R
> > circuit, particularly for the 2nd Rx port.  However, isolation
> > characteristics are not nearly as good as a true PIN diode  
> > structure.   

Thanks Paul, I KNEW TT used diodes!

Me happy!

Ron, wb1hga
"relays?? what relays? ..."

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