[TenTec] Omni - C Finals

[Ken Brown]

Until you connect it to an RF wattmeter and a 50 Ohm termination (dummy
load) everything is just guess work. The MFJ tuner may have a semi-accurate
forward power indicator. If you had logged the readings before, so you
could compare with now it would be useful. Even so it must be into a known
trusted load, such as a 50 Ohm termination. There are too many things that
can go wrong with an antenna system to trust it for before and after
comparisons of your transmitter power output. You should also be measuring
DC supply voltage and current, preferably to just the final power
amplifier, but the total radio DC consumption is also useful.

DE N6KB

On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 9:04 AM, Shawn Upton via TenTec <
tentec at contesting.com> wrote:

> A final can blow and let the driver do the tx, albeit at a low power. I
> would use a wattmeter on CW first, see if it is the final or perhaps a bad
> mic connection.
> Might want to reseat any modules and connectors, maybe one has some
> resistance.
>
> shawn kb1ckt
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>   On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 1:21 PM, Michael Goins<wmgoins at gmail.com>
> wrote:   Bill,
>
> Have you run the rig into a dummy load to check the power out? That's the
> first thing I'd do. Check it with a 50 ohm load.
>
> mike, k5wmg
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