[TenTec] Omni-D Frequency Display Problem

[Stephen Roberts]

Thanks Dave,

This is my first HF rig. Just hung a new LNR 40m dipole and I can't believe what I'm hearing. Even picking up portable ops in England. Crazy. I got the rig for CW and very rarely do any voice, but I'll get around to it some day in the near future.

Right now, I'm tapping on the radio to get the meter to work. I'll let you know if I'm successful getting it to work well. I wrote to Ten Tec and they said that they had a replacement meter. See below:

Dear Steve:

Sometimes a sticking meter can be cause by a bent needle, or the clear front half of the meter pushed into the needle. Most sticking problems are mechanical.

 We no longer have meters in stock. If you are experienced in working with the mechanical part of a meter I do have a meter that is the same size and movement but with a battery charge scale. It is possible to carefully take an exacto knife and gently slip it behind the face plate and pop it loose then glue the face plate from the original meter onto the new meter. This replacement meter is $5.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling. You may place a credit card order by calling 865-428-0364.

Steve
KB1WUD


On Apr 1, 2012, at 10:02 AM, davkozy at comcast.net wrote:

> 
> 
> Just an FYI....  I had the same problem a few years ago. I brought it Ten-Tec on a trip to their hamfest and again a month later when it did the same thing after the first repair. 
> 
> 
> 
>        I still intermittently have the same problem. However, I've found that if I leave the radio on for 20 - 30 minutes, the display goes back to normal. I've been living with this problem for quite a while. If you do find a permanent fix,  please let me know. I really love this radio as it was my first HF radio. I liked Ten-Tec so much, I also own a Pegasus, Cosair II, Omni 7 and a bunch of other accesories. 
> 
> Dave,  KB9EPL 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> 
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com> 
> Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:48:42 AM 
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni-D Frequency Display Problem 
> 
> Good chance it's simply a bad/oxidized connection - try reseating all the 
> connections and grounds on the display/logic/timebase boards.  The 
> frequency display works electronically with no mechanical dependencies. 
> 
> GL/73, 
> Barry N1EU 
> 
> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 5:03 AM, <n1udi at att.net> wrote: 
> 
>> I have an question  for the group. My very nice Omni-D as started to show 
>> all 
>> E's in the frequency display on pwr-up. All other functions work ok, TX, 
>> RX. This will be my first time having to take the covers off after 
>> I locate my 
>> manual?  I would suspect the counter board, for starters sense VFO tracks 
>> the 
>> movement on the spinner dial on RX and TX.  Any thoughts on the matter 
>> would be 
>> appreciated. 
>> 
>> Rock / N1UDI 
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