[TenTec] WTB: Hetrodyne oscillator board for the Omni VI

[MadScientist1948]

It would seem more likely that your reference oscillator is heat sensitive.This reference oscillator is a common failure in the Omni 6, particularly in the earlier oven stabilized versions.

However, it is worth checking how you determined that the PLL is not locking. Does the radio simply drift or did you determine lock condition by virtue of observable instability of the LO signal as seen on a scope?

There is no loss-of-lock logic in this synthesizer so you would need a direct observation to know that the loop is not locked.

Since each band has its own frequency determining components, it is unlikely that alignment would have much impact if all bands are “out of lock”.

Gary

W0DVN



> On Apr 8, 2018, at 8:22 AM, Peter Bertini <radioconnection at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,  I am looking for a used *Crystal oscillator LO Mixer Board* for an
> Omni VI or VI Plus.
> 
> This is the board that is hidden in the compartment with the VFO board.
> Mine has become
> heat sensitive and won't hold phase lock, even after alignment for the
> proper waveform.
> 
> 
> Pete  K1ZJH
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