[TenTec] Omni VII Temperature Control

[Howard Motley]

I was one of the ones who complained when the Temperature shut down was 
implemented in Version 1.012.
My rig shut down while in a long CW QSO.  Version 1.014 increased that 
temperature and I've not had it happen since.  This feature was added to 
meet a European requirement.  I see the EU version of the OMNI VII now comes 
with a fan on the heat sink as standard equipment.  This is an extra cost 
item for U.S. versions.  If you operate a lot of 100% duty cycle stuff you 
might consider getting the fan.  I do a fair amount of CW contesting and I 
bought a little 110v fan from Walmart for $5 or $6.  I set it near the back 
of the rig  and blow a stream of air across the heatsink. It keeps the rig 
very cool, but I only need it when contesting and running the rig constantly 
for hours.  In normal operations it is not needed.

Puck, W4PM