[TenTec] Omni VI mystery

Brian Carling bcarling at cfl.rr.com
Mon Apr 28 19:05:04 EDT 2014


If someone is really uncertain what frequency they are on, then there are several ways of measuring. Send CQ in CW for example. There are reversed beacon networks and various other tools on the Internet that will report on your signal. The CW clubs monitoring website, various sites amalgamate this data for numerous CW clubs if you are a member of any of them. Within seconds of putting out a CQ, you will get frequency readings from multiple reception sites.

Best regards - Bry Carling



> On Apr 28, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Brian Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> With most transceivers, if you make sure that the signal you are receiving is Tuned exactly to your side tone pitch then you will be on the same frequency as them.  This is the case with my Omni 6+. It is also the case with my Yaesu FT 857d.
> 
> Best regards - Bry Carling AF4K
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 27, 2014, at 6:05 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
>> Amateur Radio WA9AQN
>> 15076 New Salem Bluff Road
>> Petersburg, IL 62675
>> USA
>> tel 217-632-5925
>> 
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