[TenTec] Omni 6 Logic Board Failure

[d.e.warnick at comcast.net]

Good luck with it and keep us posted 



Dave 

WA3F 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Steele" <dsteele at iowatelecom.net> 
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com> 
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 6:05:59 PM 
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 Logic Board Failure 

Dave, I agree with you. I could have insisted they troubleshoot the problem 
further, but of course that is at my expense, and most likely will have the 
same end result. I'm going to put it on my bench and see what I can figure 
out, but I don't have a fully equipped service department either. 

Don 
NT0F 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <d.e.warnick at comcast.net> 
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com> 
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 7:18 AM 
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 Logic Board Failure 


> 
> 
> Actually, this shows that unless you insist, TenTec will NOT CHARGE YOU 
> FOR UNNECESSARY WORK!!! 
> 
> 
> 
> Those techs are great. They have a lot of experience. What they are saying 
> is that the cost of going down to a specific component is greater than the 
> value of the radio if you have to pay a technician who has to at least 
> break even for his/her effort. 
> 
> 
> 
> If you choose to do it on your own, we all know the value of our own time. 
> $0.00 - it's what we love to do. 
> 
> 
> 
> Don't take this wrong, I have 2 Omni VI+ and love them . I think they do 
> some things better than any other rig I've ever owned (and I've used a lot 
> of different stuff in 45+ years as a ham). If I get a sick logic board, 
> I'll be sick, too. I also just bought an Omni VII. Love it so far. Old 
> rigs are great, just be prepared to keep them running on your own, or lose 
> them to old age. 
> 
> 
> 
> It's known by the history of the Omni VI+, Paragon, etc, that if the logic 
> board gets sick, that's old technology and whether we like it or not, and 
> it's not economically sound to have TenTech fix it. 
> 
> 
> 
> Dave 
> 
> WA3F 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Neal Laugman" <neal.laugman at gmail.com> 
> To: tentec at contesting.com 
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 4:41:26 AM 
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 Logic Board Failure 
> 
>> Did they narrow it down to an unobtainable chip, or just ...bad logic 
>> board? Some obsolete chips are hard to find, but 
>> still ...eventually...can be found 
> 
> Agree. I think I'd ask TT to get VERY specific about what part failed - 
> not just say it's a bad board thinking that sort of reply gets them 
> off the hook. This problem has wider ramifications about company policy 
> in general. (And I should say that I am not sure about which part we 
> are talking about, so my comments are of a general nature.) 
> 
> For instance: It's one thing to say that a rig like a 
> Triton has limited possibilities for final replacement because of 
> obsolete transistors or that it's hard and expensive to find 
> MRF458's for the Corsairs and others and quite another thing to trash 
> an entire radio because of a single failed non-RF chip - IMHO. One need 
> only to look at a VI brochure to see how the rig was marketed (i.e., 
> with a computer ...) 
> 
> TT has always been up front with their engineering and schematics and 
> I wonder if something is changing. I MIGHT understand proprietary issues 
> with custom software are involved, but hey - if I end up having that 
> problem with my VI+ I will guarantee TT an earful :) 
> 
> So if this is the case, why should I abandon my VI+ to purchase a VII 
> only to have the same thing done to me again at some future time? Seems 
> like a good way for a company to loose customers; a company whose 
> followers have almost a religious devotion to them. 
> 
> -- 
> Neal, NL7VL 
> 
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:22:42 -0500 
> "Dave Edwards" <kd2e at comcast.net> wrote: 
> 
>> Did they narrow it down to an unobtainable chip, or just ...bad logic 
>> board? Some obsolete chips are hard to find, but 
>> still ...eventually...can be found! 
>> ....Dave 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Carter" <k8vt at ameritech.net> 
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com> 
>> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 7:30 PM 
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 Logic Board Failure 
>> 
>> 
>> > On 1/13/2011 5:39 PM, Don Steele wrote: 
>> >> Well, my Omni 6 is in for repair, and Ten Tec has diagnosed a 
>> >> logic board failure. Due to the unavailable chips, this means a 
>> >> dead radio. I know this isn't the first and wont be the last of 
>> >> these great rigs to suffer this fate. Has anyone out there come up 
>> >> with a fix?? Please reply off line of any solutions. 
>> > 
>> > Let me respectfully ask why reply off line? I would think this topic 
>> > would be of general interest to many. 
>> > 
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