[TenTec] Omni VI Mystery - resolved

[Wade Staggs]

*Thanks for the good feedback Jim, the new owner of your Omni 6 opt 3. Just
sold his Yaesu Mark 5 Field? How is the sale of your other Omni 6 coming
along? The new owner of your old Omni 6 is now a walking, talking billboard
for Ten Tec gear. How is your latest and greatest rig working out? Not sure
about the model # of the Yaesu, mt friend sold. He is very happy with the
rig and says he is hearing things that were being missed with his Yaesu. We
are currently working on Vintage Ten Tec rigs for folks who just can't
afford the $75.00 an hour Ten Tec rate, or the costs would be otherwise
uneconomical. We have also found that Ten Tec owners are Very Loyal to the
brand. And with good reason. The Ten Tec service and support system is
Legendary. And the Ten Tec rigs sound so great on the air. Their Receivers
are Quiet and are just Amazing. Many thanks also to Steve, G3TXQ for your
recommendation.*
*                                              73 to All from Wade, KJ4WS*

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Jim Allen <jim.allen at longhornband.net>
wrote:

> Many will recall the thread last July abut the weird behavior of the Omni
> VI Opt 3 I had.  The radio was off frequency in CW transmit, so that when
> you zero beat and called another station, the signal was outside the
> passband of the receiving station and you would seldom be heard.  It worked
> as expected if you used XIT, but that is hardly SOP for these radios.  I
> had sent the radio to Tentec to take care of the problem.  They reported
> that everything was up to spec and sent the radio back, no charge.  Well,
> it wasn't.
>
> Thanks to the inputs of Steve G3TXQ, and the repair prowess of Wade KJ4WS,
> the problem was tracked down and resolved.  Steve figured out that one or
> more parts that made up the frequency mix were not up to par.  At the
> suggestion of Bob, K4TAX, I sent the radio to Wade, who has the experience
> and the test gear, for the intensive repair.  Wade found a couple of bad or
> questionable parts, including a diode, got the parts and replaced them, and
> everything aligned just fine.  I'll let Wade describe the details of what
> all he ended up having to do.
>
> After Wade pronounced the radio fixed, I had him sell it to an acquaintance
> of his, who is apparently very happy to have a quality radio like this in
> top shape.
>
> Thanks again to Steve, G3TXQ, who continually astonishes me with his
> insights into these things, and to Wade, for his skill and prowess.
> Nothing beats knowing what you are doing!
>
> 73 de W6OGC  Jim Allen
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