[TenTec] OMNI V

[wa5yom]

On 1/29/2013 9:27 PM, Bruce Jones wrote:
> Tim
> You might start by checking the electrolytic caps, sometime when the 
> unit takes a lightning hit the damage does not always show up right 
> away but the caps were weakened and now just popped.  I have repaired 
> several lightning hit radios they played fine for several weeks one 
> even lasted over a year then just starting acting up.. In each case I 
> found  bad caps. This may not be your issue but it is worth a close 
> look..
> Bruce WA8HGX
>
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 2:32 PM, wa5yom <wa5yom at swbell.net 
> <mailto:wa5yom at swbell.net>> wrote:
>
>     I have an OMNI V that had some Lightning Damage. Only minor
>     repairs (by Ten-Tec) were required.
>
>     After a couple of months worth of operation...some new symptoms
>     have arose.
>
>     1. The receiver cuts in and out, anywhere from no reception,
>     reduced reception to overload.
>     2. These symptoms are accompanied by transmitter problems,
>     no-output or output needs to be re-tuned at the ant. tuner.
>
>     This is not an antenna problem, I put another rig on-line and it
>     worked fine.
>
>     Any thought of what the problem might be?
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Tim
>     WA5YOM
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Thanks for all the advice guys........I will certainly take a look.......

Mostly you have acknowledged, to me, that there are quite a few 
different things that could cause this problem.

At the moment I am waiting to hear from the insurance company......to 
see how they want me to proceed.....

Thanks,
Tim
WA5YOM