[TenTec] Omni VI mystery

Jim Allen jim.allen at longhornband.net
Mon Apr 28 14:41:31 EDT 2014


I spoke to Paul at Tentec this morning.  He suggested I use the 706 to
transmit and see if I hear that signal in the Omni.  So, with the 706 tuned
to 14,050.00, on low power and dummy load, I copy with 706 on the Omni at
14,050.70 with a 700 hz. tone.  It is zero beat at 14,050.00.

The 706 has a transmit freq, function which shows it transmitting on
14,050.00.  If I was at another location and transmitting at 14,050.00 with
the 706, and you heard me using this Omni, your VFO would show 14,050.70.
When you with the Omni, call me, on transceive, the signal is 14,050.00 and
zero beat, so I don't hear it on the 706.

Paul also confirmed that the sidetone setting varies the transmitter
offset, hz for hz, so that when you zero the other signal to the same tone,
the transmitter is zero'd with the other signal.

Paul could do no more without the radio on the bench but suggested I
eventually may want to do a Master Reset.  I did a partial reset last
night, with no discernible change.

I'll get on the air later with other stations locally to do some more
testing.

73 de W6OGC  Jim Allen


On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 12:35 PM, <chacuff at cableone.net> wrote:

> If that just came back from the factory I would ship it back up to
> them...sounds like a simple alignment issue but it should have been caught
> in final checkout before being shipped.
>
>
>
> Without some test gear it will be hard to get it right.
>
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>
> Cecil
>
> K5DL
>
>
> From: John Swartz
> Sent: April 27, 2014 5:05 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Omni VI mystery
>
>
> 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
> Amateur Radio WA9AQN
> 15076 New Salem Bluff Road
> Petersburg, IL 62675
> USA
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