[TenTec] Omni C not for 17M?

[Barry N1EU]

Does your radio have two toggle switches on the right side of the
front panel marked "XTAL" and "AUDIO"?  I just want to confirm that
you indeed have a series C.

Someone else more in the know can chime in, but my Omni C seems to run
just fine on 17M.

73, Barry N1EU



On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Curt <rhulett1 at consolidated.net> wrote:
> Recently acquired fairly nice Omni C, a model which I have never owned.  It
> lacks crystals for 12 and 17M,  recall reading  posts stating that 17M
> wasn't useable on this rig because the mixing scheme allowed it to put out
> birdies violating spectral purity regs.  I'm recalling mention of birdies
> 1-2W on 17M (?!)
>
> Just wanting to confirm that this issue was never corrected, and that
> operation on 17M must be avoided.
>
> 73, Curt KB5JO
>
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