[TenTec] Omni VII first impressions....odd things

[Phil Chambley Sr.]

I would suspect a poor connection or connector somewhere in the path from 
the reflected side of the wattmeter current transformer, or possibly around 
the reflected diode itself.

Phil Chambley, Sr.
k4dpk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Bryce" <prosolar at sssnet.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VII first impressions....odd things


> bob and the gang..
>
> the problem is in the tune position.
>
> press tune and the swr reads 5.6 to 1 or 9.99 to 1 or 1.1 to 1
>
> every time I press tune, I get another reading...
>
> you should see it dance in cw..
>
> mike
>
> Mike, WB8VGE
> SunLight Energy Systems
> The Heathkit Shop
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> J e e p
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> On Dec 20, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
>
> I notice that the SWR indication on the radio does not seem to follow on
> SSB.  However, in TUNE it tracks quite well up to about 5:1 or so.
>
> This has been a comment about the power reading ability of the
> bargraph as
> well.  My opinion, not very important.  It's accurate in TUNE and SWR
> carrier modes, but SSB is best described as "cute".
>
> I use an external meter as well for power and SWR measurements.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Bryce" <prosolar at sssnet.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <TenTec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:17 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] Omni VII first impressions....odd things
>
>
>> After reading the manual and getting a bit more comfy with the rig...
>> I've notice a rather strange thing
>>
>> on transmit on any band, meter set to read SWR
>>
>> the SWR shows really wrong values.. like 9:1 swr
>>
>> checking cables, and then into a 50 ohm load while monitoring with a
>> Bird wattmeter, the SWR on the Omni VII shows values that are way out
>> of wack..
>>
>> and as you key the radio, the SWR keeps changes. Sometimes, it shows
>> correctly, other times the SWR keeps changing along with the keying
>>
>> Yes, yes, yes, i've checked cables and connections, when the radio's
>> SWR meter is kicking up, the bird wattmeter shows flat.
>>
>> I've fixed the problem somewhat----I've set the meter to show power
>> out and not SWR.
>>
>> anyone have any thoughts on this??
>>
>> mike
>>
>> Mike Bryce, WB8VGE
>>  the heathkit shop
>> SunLight energy systems
>> J e e p
>> o|||||||o
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