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

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Remember too there was the PTT relay which had N.O. contacts for keying an 
amp or other device.  This relay could be turned on or off via the menu as 
the CCO control as I recall.  This relay was the source of most of the 
clacking. The other relay, an enclosed reed relay shorted the RX line to 
ground during transmit.  It had a bit of a "ping" when it released.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Calvin" <ac5aa1 at gmail.com>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII QSK users with good ears....


> 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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