[TenTec] Omni 6 5.5 MHz VFO PLL alignment

[Clayton Brantley]

Gary:  I have a PLL board from my old 563 that went out to lunch and never came back.  I have not been ableto repair it because I really do not have access to the equipment for testing.  I did try to re-heat all the solder jointsbut that didn't do anything.  Just wondering if you need the board for parts?
Clayton N4EV


      From: Dukes HiFi <dukeshifi at comcast.net>
 To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com> 
 Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 10:59 PM
 Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 5.5 MHz VFO PLL alignment
   
Actually the synthesizer in this radio is pretty simple by synthesizer standards.

It is also rather ingenious. 

I have found that the CPU puts more of these in the parts bin than synthesizer issues. 

But, we all have different experiences. For me, I’d rather wrestle an opponent I can beat (a PLL  synthesizer) than one I cannot (a CPU with proprietary chips you can no longer get at any price).

73

Gary


> On Dec 10, 2016, at 12:56 PM, Steve Ellington <steven4lq at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Good luck. PLL problems are the reason so many Omni VI's get sold for
> parts. :*)
> 
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Dukes HiFi <dukeshifi at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> I did find the Omni 5 process that Barry had referenced but this only
>> covers centering of the VCO.
>> 
>> I need to do the loop IF alignment.
>> 
>> There is a rectifying test point at the output of this stage and I assume
>> that there are adjustments to be made at differing frequencies using the DC
>> voltage developed at this test point in order to get proper gain across the
>> entire required bandpass of the VCO.
>> 
>> That’s the process I need.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Gary
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 10, 2016, at 12:07 PM, Dukes HiFi <dukeshifi at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Now that I have repaired the PLL on the 5.5 mHz board of this Omni 6+ I
>> am repairing, I need to align the loop IF amplifier and VCO centering.
>>> 
>>> Is there a resource where I can find this process?
>>> 
>>> Gary
>>> 
>>> W0DVN
>> 
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