[TenTec] Reflector Op-eds

[Chris Howard w0ep]

Yup, so far I have ever only had it happen on 80.
And switching to other bands, the rest seem fine.

I'm thinking as a test I may see if I have some crystal
of similar frequency, maybe not that exact one, to
swap in there and see what happens.

Bad crystal, wouldn't that be a fun/unique debug?




Chris


On 3/6/2017 1:45 PM, Steve Ellington wrote:
> Chris:
> If you are certain that the Omni D's frequency instability is ONLY on 80
> meters then it almost has to be caused by the 7.5 mhz crystal on the Osc.
> Mixer board. That is the only component unique to 80 meters.  If other
> bands are involved then many other things could be suspect.
> So....Only 80m???
> 
> Steve N4LQ
> 
> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Chris Howard w0ep <w0ep at w0ep.us> wrote:
> 
>>
>> A- Oh, I have no doubt that the people are on here.
>>
>> B - I don't think Joe's comments unfair.
>> It's recently been overwhelmingly about the corporate
>> stuff and not much tech.  And that's fine.  You all
>> are excited to see TenTec survive.   That's just
>> not why I'm here.
>>
>> C - My old Omni-D is having frequency stability problems
>> on 80 meters.  I asked about it a couple of years ago
>> and got some good pointers which I've recently come
>> to the end of.  So I need to get back into it.
>> Probably there is someone on this list who has had
>> it happen and can point me to the place.  But I
>> can find it myself, just lazy and want a short cut
>> if I can get one.
>>
>> D - Sounds like new TenTec needs to put in place an automated
>> 'we received your email' reply system. Many kinds of email software
>> can do that through their "I'm on vacation" feature.  And if he's
>> got people lined up to pay fair-but-hefty repair fees, I'd think
>> that would be a better use of time than building a web store for
>> misc. parts, just IMHO.
>>
>>
>> Chris
>> w0ep
>>
>> p.s.  guess which parts of this message will generate
>> interest.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/6/2017 12:45 PM, rick at dj0ip.de wrote:
>>> Chris, Joe's comments before were perhaps a bit unfair, but I don't blame
>>> him for that.  It's been a while since we've had any deep technical
>>> discussions.
>>>
>>> Indeed, this is probably one of the best groups to ask technical
>> questions
>>> in.  A lot of horse power hangs out here.  Of course sometimes some
>>> questions may fall through the cracks but in general you'll get some
>> pretty
>>> good technical support here...and not only on Ten-Tec technology.
>>>
>>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>>> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Chris
>>> Howard w0ep
>>> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 7:39 PM
>>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Reflector Op-eds
>>>
>>>
>>> Is there a better place to ask the technical questions?
>>> I'm happy to go elsewhere if that's what I should do.
>>>
>>> I have a TS-820 that I literally brought back from the dead with the
>> help of
>>> the TS-520/820/530/830 group on yahoo.  I'm happy to admit that I'm on
>> the
>>> pull-it-out-of-the-dumpster end of ham radio.  I won't be calling TenTec
>>> support or buying their new radios.  Not that I don't want to, but I
>> don't
>>> have the resources to commit to that.
>>>
>>> So, if there is a more appropriate place, just point me in the right
>>> direction.
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris
>>> w0ep
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/5/2017 7:28 AM, Joe Papworth via TenTec wrote:
>>>> There are too many posts on here of people's opinions. One guy throws
>>> something out and it escalates from there.
>>>> On the other hand, guys ask technical questions and they sometimes go
>>> unanswered.
>>>> Can we strike a balance?
>>>>
>>>> Later, Joe, K8MP
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