[TenTec] I have an OMNI VII issue.

[Rick Cochran]

Thanks Bob.  I still have problems.

73s,

Rick WO8L 

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> On Jan 11, 2017, at 1:08 PM, Katz Ajamas <ajamas.rn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hook up a dummy load.
> Drop power to 10W. Hopefully the high SWR does not throttle at low power.
> 
> Take tuner out of line.
> 
> Do the SWR readings disagree?
> I would suspect SWR detector or filter board.
> 
> Try each band. Is there one band where it works?
> If yes, I would suspect a stuck filter board relay for that band.
> If not, I would suspect SWR detector even more.
> 
> You can always hook the amp output directly to the dummy load to eliminate
> all the tuned circuits and SWR detector. If it's still bad, then I'd start
> looking at the amp and it's other(than SWR) protective circuitry.
> 
> 73, -bob ah7i
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:48:06 -0500
>> From: wo8l at aol.com
>> To: TenTec at contesting.com
>> Subject: [TenTec] OMNII Problem
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>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> 
> 
>> When I boot up the rig, it initially shows a 1.1 to 1 swr but quickly goes
>> to 9.1.1 to 1 and won't transmit or tune up with the auto tuner or a big
>> manual tuner.
>> 
>> I've used two AC power supplies and a battery.  Two antennas and a dummy
>> load.  Same result. Sometimes the rig shows a high current message.
>> 
>> Have done partial and full resets to no avail.
>> 
>> Ideas?
>> 
>> It always worked fine before this.
>> 
>> Maybe the high current protecting rectifier is bad?
>> 
>> 73s,
>> 
>> Rick
>> WO8L
>> 
>> 
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