[TenTec] OMNI V problem fixed info on how below.

[James Duffer]

Glad you got it fixed.  You persevered and won!!  Let us know if the gremlins came back.  When you say you "hit" them was this a form of percussion maintenance or did you heat them and reflowed the solder?

73, Jim  de wd4air

> From: OTAKEBI at aol.com
> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:00:07 -0400
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] OMNI V problem fixed info on how below.
> 
> My OMNI V is now working again.
> The problem was discovered when I put my frequency counter on the rig and  
> narrowed the problem down.
> Even though the rig showed a frequency of 3.945 my counter it was on  3.166.
> That is why the SWR would go up when the rig faulted.
> Problem had to be in the 5.0-5.5 MHZ PLL Board or OSC/LO Board.
> I found bad solder points when I took the board out the 5.0-5.5 PLL  Board.
> By hitting board I could make problem come and go.
> At first I hit a few solder spots and put the board back but, this did  not 
> work.
> I went ahead and hit all the solder joints on the board and after an hour I  
> had it fixed.
> The board had never been worked on before.
> Came bad from Ten Tec.
> I figure I saved the rig from shipping damage and saved me about  $200.00 
> bucks in bench charges.
> I would like to thank Phil K4DPK and John K4NP for help responses on the  
> reflector from them.
> I would also like to thank Ten Tec (not) for the great choice they  made when 
> they decided not to provide a service manual when thy made this fine  rig.
> Sure would have made it a lot easier if they would have thought to provide  
> it to those who could benefit from it.
> Keep this for your service notes guys.
> I hope it can help someone in the future.
> 73,
> Dan/N4VET
> 
> 
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