[TenTec] Fwd: Omni 6 pwr problem

[MadScientist1948]

You are correct about the thread regarding the various switching relays. They do fail causing lack of output. The fix is simply one of locating the defective one as there are several or each band.

Of course the other problem is locating good replacements… 

I have a few dozen if you find that you need them. They are mostly of the newer type as seen in the Orions.

I assume your receiver performance is fine on these two bands?

The reason I ask is your description the problem, stating that both 12 and 15 are malfunctioning. This is suspicious.

The Omni VI shares a set of tuned circuits on the local oscillator/mixer board for 12 meters and 15 meters. Thus, a failure in that bandpass filter (located between and including D43 and D36 on the diagram for that board) will cause you to lose both bands on TX and RX on 12 and 15.

The most frequent reason for this failure is a marginal solder connection in that region of the board, not an uncommon thing for Ten Tec. The fix is to simply resolder all the connections on the filter for those two bands.
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Gary 

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>> On Apr 23, 2018, at 7:48 AM, Steve Bookout <steve at nr4m.com> wrote:
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>> Hello all,
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>> I have very low/no power output on 12m and 15m. Fine on other bands.
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>> 'Somewhere' at 'sometime' I remember 'something' about relays on the output filter board being a possible cause.
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>> 'Someone' please refresh my memory on this. Or, maybe I 'somehow' imagined this; maybe in a thread I really wasn't following.
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>> 73 de Steve, NR4M
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