[TenTec] 20/17

[k8mp at aol.com]

I'd order a few, whether you need them or not. They croak at the worst possible time and if you're in the middle of a contest, it's nice to have spares.
Order an even number because it's easier to replace both while you have the board out than to find out which one is bad.
Some guys replace them all at once. I do not and I've only had three failures in 19 years.

Later, 
Joe, K8MP

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From: Greg S via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
Cc: Greg S <oldlongbeard at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 13, 2017 02:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 20/17



 

 My bad.....mine went out on 15 and 17M at the same time, and was a relay on LPF board. My apology for the misdirection. Possible you lost 2 relays on that board close to simultaneously, but not likely. Careful perusal of the schematics will help steer you to likely culprits......because its fairly quick, and easy, i would jumper temporarily across the 2 LPF for those 2 bands, and see if one or both comes back.......just me. Regards, Greg, KC8HXO  
 

 
 

 
 
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>  Most likely (almost assuredly) a bad relay on low pass filter board. Recent conversations on this list discuss possible replacement part numbers and sources. Instructions for doing the job are on THE TenTec Wiki page. Greg, KC8HXO  >   >  On Aug 12, 2017 at 18:22, wrote:  >   >   >   >  It's always something... Just discovered (and I mean just) that I've lost both 20 and 17 meters on my Omni VI+. No receive, no transmit. But only on those two bands. No issues at all on the other bands. Obviously something common to both 20  &  17 decided to let the smoke out. Any suggestions on what to look for? 73, ron w3wn --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. <a href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus" target="_blank">https://www.avast.com/antivirus</a> _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list <a href="mailto:TenTec at contesting.com">TenTec at contesting.com</a> <a href="http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec" target="_blank">http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec</a>  >   > _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list <a href="mailto:TenTec at contesting.com">TenTec at contesting.com</a> <a href="http://lists.contesting.co" target="_blank">http://lists.contesting.co</a>
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