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

[Carl Moreschi]

My Omni VII, using TUNE, reads a constant 1.2 SWR no matter how many times I
press tune.  Any chance you have a loose PL-259 somewhere or bad solder
connection on the antenna path?

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- 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
> o|||||||o
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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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