[TenTec] Omni VI mystery

[Barry N1EU]

My 3rd vote for "Align your BFO oscillators"

73, Barry N1EU


On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 10:05 PM, John Swartz <jswartz at eosinc.com> wrote:

> I ran an on-air test with Jim and found that when using my Omni VI+,
> transmitting on 14.052.50, Jim was receiving me at 14.053.11 on his Omni 6.
>  When he transmits, I receive him just fine if I engage the RIT and listen
> up 500 Hz, which just about coincides with what his rig is telling him his
> transmit frequency is.  So, it seems that when he hears a CQ and answers
> it, he is actually about 500 Hz higher in frequency than the guy he is
> hearing.
> I hope this helps diagnose his problem.  I'm not savvy enough to know the
> fix, other than temporarily engage the RIT or XIT and preset that 500 Hz
> difference.
>
> 73,  John WA9AQN
>
> --
> John Swartz
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