[TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 225, Issue 3

Tue Sep 14 17:37:11 EDT 2021

I have a OMNI 6+ and no fan. Have run RTTY at times,  but of course CW
most. It is still happy

Doug N4IJ

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>    1. Omni VI fan kit? (Peter Bertini)
>    2. Re: Omni VI fan kit? (Wes Attaway)
>    3. Re: Omni VI fan kit? (jbrannig)
>    4. Re: Omni VI fan kit? (STEVEN JOBES)
>    5. Re: Omni VI fan kit? (Rodney Dewald)
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> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:49:15 -0400
> From: Peter Bertini <radioconnection at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [TenTec] Omni VI fan kit?
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> Was a fan kit ever offered for the Omni V or VI series rigs?  I am starting
> to dabble in digital modes and suspect some cooling might be a good idea.
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> Pete W1BR
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> From: "Wes Attaway" <wesattaway at bellsouth.net>
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> For several years I have used a spare 12V fan from an old computer case.  I
> just hung it down under the shelf that is over the top of my Orion.  I ran
> a
> 12V line to it from the Orion's external power supply and it just hangs
> there under the shelf and silently blows air across the back of the radio
> whether the radio is on or not.
>
> It keeps the radio totally cool no matter what mode I am using.  It is way
> better than an internal (probably noisy) fan.
>
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>       Wes Attaway (N5WA)
>            Shreveport, LA
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> Subject: [TenTec] Omni VI fan kit?
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> Was a fan kit ever offered for the Omni V or VI series rigs?  I am starting
> to dabble in digital modes and suspect some cooling might be a good idea.
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> Pete W1BR
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> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:11:24 -0400
> From: jbrannig <jbrannig at verizon.net>
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> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI fan kit?
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> Never saw one.I ran RTTY with my OMNI VI+ and never had an issue.JimSent
> from my Galaxy Tab? A
> -------- Original message --------From: Peter Bertini <
> radioconnection at gmail.com> Date: 9/13/21  2:49 PM  (GMT-05:00) To:
> tentec at contesting.com Subject: [TenTec] Omni VI fan kit? Was a fan kit
> ever offered for the Omni V or VI series rigs?? I am startingto dabble in
> digital modes and suspect some cooling might be a good idea.Pete
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> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:44:41 -0400
> From: STEVEN JOBES <w1dxh at aol.com>
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> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI fan kit?
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> Hi Pete,
> I had the fan kit for my Orion and when I sold the Orion I kept the fan
> and installed it on my paragon 2. It fit perfectly on the heat sink on the
> rear of the radio. I would like to think that the Omni and paragon vintage
> radios all used similar heat sinks.
> By the way my friend and neighbor in Northborough was the former holder of
> W1BR. He was a very avid DXer. His name was Roger Prince now a SK.
> 73,
> Steve W1dxh
>
> Steven L. Jobes
> Backflow/cross connection coordinator
> Town of Northborough
> Water&Sewer Department
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> > On Sep 13, 2021, at 3:11 PM, jbrannig via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?Never saw one.I ran RTTY with my OMNI VI+ and never had an
> issue.JimSent from my Galaxy Tab? A
> > -------- Original message --------From: Peter Bertini <
> radioconnection at gmail.com> Date: 9/13/21  2:49 PM  (GMT-05:00) To:
> tentec at contesting.com Subject: [TenTec] Omni VI fan kit? Was a fan kit
> ever offered for the Omni V or VI series rigs?  I am startingto dabble in
> digital modes and suspect some cooling might be a good idea.Pete
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> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:01:49 -0400
> From: Rodney Dewald <w3krq at ptd.net>
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> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI fan kit?
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> TEN TEC HAS FAN KITS FOR SALE
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> From: STEVEN JOBES via TenTec
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> Cc: STEVEN JOBES
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI fan kit?
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> Hi Pete,
> I had the fan kit for my Orion and when I sold the Orion I kept the fan
> and installed it on my paragon 2. It fit perfectly on the heat sink on the
> rear of the radio. I would like to think that the Omni and paragon vintage
> radios all used similar heat sinks.
> By the way my friend and neighbor in Northborough was the former holder of
> W1BR. He was a very avid DXer. His name was Roger Prince now a SK.
> 73,
> Steve W1dxh
>
> Steven L. Jobes
> Backflow/cross connection coordinator
> Town of Northborough
> Water&Sewer Department
> (508)-393-5030
> Sjobes at town.northborough.ma.us
>
> > On Sep 13, 2021, at 3:11 PM, jbrannig via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?Never saw one.I ran RTTY with my OMNI VI+ and never had an
> issue.JimSent from my Galaxy Tab? A
> > -------- Original message --------From: Peter Bertini <
> radioconnection at gmail.com> Date: 9/13/21  2:49 PM  (GMT-05:00) To:
> tentec at contesting.com Subject: [TenTec] Omni VI fan kit? Was a fan kit
> ever offered for the Omni V or VI series rigs?  I am startingto dabble in
> digital modes and suspect some cooling might be a good idea.Pete
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