[TenTec] Omni VII first impressions....odd things i.e. SWRvalues

[Phil Chambley Sr.]

Mike...

IF you go into it and poke around, start with Pin 4 of J1 on the LPF board, 
work back through L33 and R5 to the BAT41 diode.  That will cover the 
reflected power detecting part of the SWR bridge.

73
Phil Chambley, Sr.
k4dpk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Sewell" <alan.n5na at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VII first impressions....odd things i.e. 
SWRvalues


> Why don't you open it up and poke around.  Check all the connectors and
> make sure all the screws are tight.
>
> A while ago someone found a toroid bent over on the bandpass board
> causing a high current shutdown.  Could be something like that.
>
> You never know!
>
> 73,
>
> Alan  N5NA
>
> http://www.tentecwiki.org
>
>
>
> Mike Bryce wrote:
>> Mike and everyone...
>>
>> thought of that... but the meter shows forward power and zero
>> reflected....
>>
>> if the cable were bad, I would not see forward power of 80 watts
>>
>>
>> and ... I changed the cables and the results are the same..
>>
>> both cables are new and or have been replaced!!
>>
>> the power output meter on the Omni VII shows full 100 watts output.
>> Switch over to swr and I see anywhere from 1.2 to 9.9 to 1
>>
>> and...
>>
>> key down for more than 10 seconds, and the swr meter (on the radio)
>> changes up and down.
>>
>> Switch over to power (on the radio) and the power level DOES NOT change!
>>
>> If there were a cable problem, that would not be possible as the swr
>> going up, the power would have to go down and the high current
>> warning would come on
>>
>> speaking of which..
>>
>> transmitting into a antenna that is not the correct one for the band,
>> (my 80 meter dipole with the rig set for 40 meter) will cause the
>> high current warning and then shuts down the radio.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike, WB8VGE
>> SunLight Energy Systems
>> The Heathkit Shop
>> http://www.theheathkitshop.com/
>> J e e p
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