[TenTec] Omni VI S-Meter lighting

[Hamdriver66 at aol.com]

Having been an Omni VI owner for several months, I have really enjoyed  
operating a fine CW rig.  I have noticed that the S-meter lighting is a  somewhat 
dim for my liking, though.  Thought I would pass along a trick I  tried to 
increase the brightness without going to the trouble of converting to  LED's.  It 
is easy to do and is reversible. 
I noticed my wife's make-up "compact" had a mirror just about the same size  
as the S-meter and I asked her to save it for me when the make-up was  gone.  
I used a Dremel tool to cut away the plastic, leaving just the  mirror,  
removed the top of the Omni, and "Velcroed" the mirror to the  metal divider just 
behing the S-meter.  (Other methods of attaching the  mirror could be tried, 
but I am a big fan of Velcro!)
This reflects the light forward, giving a noticeable increase in brightness  
and costs next to nothing.  
73, Mike  K4KJC



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