[TenTec] OMNI-VI question

[Tony Lelieveld]

Wade,

I should've mentioned this, but I did NOT state that my rig is off 
frequency.  I only showed a way that indicates the difference on the 
read-out compared to WWV.  I did not check if in the Orion-II all frequency 
generators are synced to one master oscillator.  If not, it could be a 
sideband oscillator that is slightly off but I do suspect that my Orion-II 
may be off by that amount but I don't worry too much when it is that close.

Hope that answers your question Wade.
73, Tony VE3DWI.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wade Staggs" <tvman1954 at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI-VI question


> *You can also place the rig under test on a dummy load and tune a known
> good rig and your victim to the same frequency and mode. Then adjust the
> Band Pass so that your voice sounds correct and natural. Then switch to 
> USB
> or the next mode and repeat. So, why do service centers like Motorola 
> spend
> $100.000.00 to $150.000.00 for Service Monitors? Tony, how did you figure
> out that your rig is 18 Hz. off? I guess you own a high accuracy frequency
> counter? I personally don't want to stir anything up and will leave you to
> your own methods. Nobody has told me that my personal rig is off frequency
> in years and I can Earball an FT-101 into correct operation if needed. 
> But,
> isn't it better to Know for Sure?*
>
> *                                              73 to All from Wade/KJ4WS*
>
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Tony Lelieveld <va3dwi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When I check my Orion-II for a quick and dirty frequency check, I perform
>> the following steps.
>>
>> 1: Tune the Sub RX to WWV (mostly 10 MHz at my locale).  Make sure you
>> press
>> "SUB-RX" and use VFO-B
>> 2: Set the tune step to 1 Hz.
>> 3: Don't use AM mode
>> 4: Switch back and forth between modes USB and LSB.
>>
>> Tune with VFO-B till the WWV transmitted tone sounds the same on USB as 
>> on
>> LSB.  You are now close enough to "Zero-Beat".  Now see what your 
>> frequency
>> read-out shows.
>> My read-out shows 10.000.018 MHz indicating that I am off by 18 Hertz.
>> Close enough for me.
>>
>> 73, Tony VE3DWI.
>> ********************************************
>> ---- Original Message ----- From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu at gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 5:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI-VI question
>>
>>
>>  We've been down this road before and I don't agree on the specific need
>>> for
>>> a highly accurate freq counter to perform a BFO oscillator alignment.  A
>>> K3
>>> or Orion gc receiver aligned to WWV and tuned to 9MHz does a fine job.
>>>
>>> 73, Barry N1EU
>>>
>>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Mike Bryce <prosolar at sssnet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Absolutely!
>>>>
>>>> No one that I know can do that ‘by ear’
>>>>
>>>> I have some rather high zoot equipment here on my workbench, but it’s
>>>> hasn’t been calibrated in a long time. Decades perhaps? I don’t know. 
>>>> but
>>>> for me, it’s good ‘enuff for what I do. If I’m off a few hertz, I can
>>>> live
>>>> with that.
>>>>
>>>> Having one frequency counter is okay.
>>>>
>>>> Have two?
>>>>
>>>> They’ll never be on the same frequency.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mike Bryce WB8VGE
>>>> prosolar at sssnet.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Wade Staggs <tvman1954 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > *Amen and 100% agreement on your statement Bob. A workman is only as
>>>> > good
>>>> > as his tools. Although when I was younger, about anything on my 1957
>>>> Chevy
>>>> > could be fixed with Vise grips and a Clothes Hanger. Try that today!*
>>>> >
>>>> > *                                                                  73
>>>> > Bob
>>>> > from Wade/KJ4WS*
>>>> >
>>>>
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