- 1. [TenTec] OMNI VI+ Chirp?? (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 15:09:45 -0700
- . . . I've had this happen to me twice in a year of owning an Omni VI w/Option 1, but on 40 meters. I can't explain it, but I know what to do about it. Forget the master reset--it doesn't help and er
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-08/msg00048.html (8,929 bytes)
- 2. [TenTec] OmniVI 30m freq jump (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 22:56:48 -0700
- Mike: I had this problem, and fixed it with the following advice from Ten-Tec. Evidently, if some Omni VIs are calibrated perfectly on 30m, the crystal is pulled just outside its stable range. So it
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-08/msg00099.html (11,082 bytes)
- 3. [TenTec] Code practice on an Omni VI (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 14:00:46 -0700 (PDT)
- Put the rig in CW mode. Press the ST button and you'll hear the side tone. Now press the CW button again, and the tone goes off. You can now use the keyer and sidetone without putting a signal on the
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-05/msg00278.html (7,744 bytes)
- 4. [TenTec] what to do? (score: 1)
- Author: Peter A. Klein" <pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 09:28:34 -0700 (PDT)
- <<<The Omni VI+ is a great rig, I love it, but dollar for dollar you get more enjoyment out of the Hercules II. It will make your rig a 500 watt transceiver and the people you can hear will answer yo
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-04/msg00308.html (10,582 bytes)
- 5. [TenTec] Synchronous detection (score: 1)
- Author: Peter A. Klein" <pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 14:01:10 -0800 (PST)
- Synchronous AM detection is absolutely wonderful. It has two advantages: 1) The carrier is replaced by an oscillator in the receiver, locked to the carrier frequency and phase. Selective fading, whic
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00035.html (10,947 bytes)
- 6. [TenTec] MFJ Cleartone Speaker (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 11:43:32 -0800 (PST)
- <<<The case works together with the speaker to produce a resonant system at 700hz. If the speaker is removed and placed in a power supply, loudness will suffer and it will no longer resonate at the p
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00143.html (8,589 bytes)
- 7. [TenTec] Omni VI 30m frequency jump fix (score: 1)
- Author: Peter A. Klein" <pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 15:44:58 -0800 (PST)
- Steve Ellington and TenTec list: Some time back I reported that my Omni VI had a periodic frequency shift on 30 meters. Every 25 seconds or so, the received frequency would jump about 100 Hz higher i
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00161.html (10,259 bytes)
- 8. [TenTec] Omni VI sales (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 01:11:47 -0800 (PST)
- Don sez: Interesting food for thought. Here's some musings from a relatively new Omni VI with Option 1 owner. Some people are restless rig traders. They are constantly looking for Something Better. I
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00268.html (12,838 bytes)
- 9. [TenTec] Omni VII Suggestion: AM, outboard converter (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 01:15:37 -0800 (PST)
- Here's a "HEY, SCOTT" idea that occurred to me while writing my previous post in praise of the Omni VI. I'd love it if TenTec offered AM receive through a low-cost 4-6 kHz ceramic filter and diode de
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00269.html (8,985 bytes)
- 10. [TenTec] Omni VII Suggestion: AM, outboard converter (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 11:20:32 -0800 (PST)
- As John points out, the Paragon is no longer manufactured. Also, the Paragon is a general coverage rig, and uses a more traditional synthesizer scheme. It does not have the Omni V and VI's crystal m
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00277.html (9,295 bytes)
- 11. [TenTec] Miraculous cure of Omni VI (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:23:23 -0800 (PST)
- is necessary to drain them out. Components attached to the processor can store enough charge to keep the processor hosed up for hours. Yes, sometimes it does take all night for the little buggers to
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00295.html (7,954 bytes)
- 12. [TenTec] Dual 250 Hz filters--worth it? (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 11:07:42 -0800 (PST)
- Here's a question for you "ultimate selectivity" Omni V and VI people. How much better is having a 250 Hz filter in both the 6.3 and 9 mHz (NAR) IFs? Do you often use them in combination, or is it on
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00296.html (8,903 bytes)
- 13. [TenTec] Dual 250 Hz filters--worth it? (score: 1)
- Author: Peter A. Klein" <pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 12:54:11 -0800 (PST)
- Thanks, Clark! I have a Timewave DSP-599zx. Occasionally, I've found using it with a 100 or 75 Hz bandwidth can pull a weak CW signal out of the noise when all else fails. Interestingly, it's best to
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00299.html (10,206 bytes)
- 14. [TenTec] 500hz/250hz Filters (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 22:46:04 -0800 (PST)
- Look at page 1-4 of the manual. In figure 1-5, you'll see a "Gain Select Jumper" for the NARROW filter (9 MHz IF Board). In order to get maximum gain for my 500 Hz NAR filter, I had to set the jumpe
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-02/msg00324.html (8,810 bytes)
- 15. [TenTec] OMNI VI USB/LSB BFO's (score: 1)
- Author: Peter A. Klein" <pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 02:15:57 -0800 (PST)
- Clark sez: I had a similar experience. I think that perhaps the combined filter passband is not symetrical. The skirts seem steeper on one side than the other. Probably the lows go through the gentle
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-01/msg00178.html (8,673 bytes)
- 16. [TenTec] TNC hookup to Omni (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 00:00:06 -0800 (PST)
- On my Omni VI, I noticed the same thing with both RITTY by K6STI (uses a sound card) and a HAL P38. There is a point on the mic gain control where the output goes from zero to full and the ALC light
- /archives//html/TenTec/1997-11/msg00021.html (10,270 bytes)
- 17. [TenTec] R7000 Vertical Experience (score: 1)
- Author: Peter A. Klein" <pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 13:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
- Bernie, K5XS asks: I have an R7, the R-7000's older brother. I also have the proverbial "inverted vee in a tree," 35' up, about 100' long, and fed with TV twinlead and a tuner. Sort of a G5RV without
- /archives//html/TenTec/1997-10/msg00125.html (9,342 bytes)
- 18. [TenTec] Omni VI Plus upgrade (score: 1)
- Author: Peter A. Klein" <pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 11:16:43 -0800 (PST)
- I have the Option 1 upgrade. I'm very happy with it. The new 3-menu system is more convenient. It's nice to have different tuning speeds for CW vs. everything else. The Noise Reduction (NR) is *fabul
- /archives//html/TenTec/1997-10/msg00265.html (9,901 bytes)
- 19. [TenTec] Omni VI Plus upgrade -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 13:07:55 -0800 (PST)
- The extra 9 mHz filter may be worth it to some. I think a serious contester would want dual 1.8 filters for SSB, and either a 500 Hz or 250 Hz for CW. Or, if you're into RTTY contesting, the special
- /archives//html/TenTec/1997-10/msg00269.html (8,852 bytes)
- 20. [TenTec] DSP articles (score: 1)
- Author: pklein@seattleu.edu (Peter A. Klein)
- Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 23:12:08 -0700 (PDT)
- Thanks to everyone for the compliments on my comparison of the Omni 6 Plus DSP with the Timewave 599zx external DSP box. Everyone on this list was so helpful when I was contemplating buying an Omni 6
- /archives//html/TenTec/1997-09/msg00006.html (7,367 bytes)
This search system is powered by
Namazu