A remote tuning knob is a must for me, also. I made my own, using a Ten-Tec encoder and knob with an LMB Heeger model MDC432 enclosure. I prefer its ergonomics to those of the Ten-Tec remote pod, and
Paul, Regarding the latter part of your e-mail, I am using a system like the one described at www.w5dxp.com/notuner.htm to feed my 95' center-fed inverted L. 73, Tony W1OT
I believe that the added coax transforms the reflection coefficient, but not the VSWR (unless it is lossy). For example, in a 50-ohm system, loads of 100 ohms resistive and 25 ohms resistive both pro
A review of some switching power supplies can be found in July 2006 QST, page 58. The article's footnotes refer to earlier QST reviews of several other switching power supplies. Tony W1OT
Hi Ron, Could it be something as simple as the Omni V needing to be in CW mode? Does the Omni V key if you remove the keyer-to-Omni V cable at the keyer end and short its contacts together? If not, t
Hi Dennis, Is the meter lamp on when the Omni V POWER switch is off? Probably not, and if this is the case, the meter lamp being on when the Omni V POWER switch is on should indicate that+13.5v is be
Hi Martin, In any case, I wouldn't send the Orion back to Ten Tec if you couldn't tell them how to trigger the problem. I had a problem with my Omni VII that was intermittent, and I had a way that I
Hi Greg, As a last ditch measure, you could try putting a resistor across the thermal switch whose contacts are turning the fan on and off. This will make the fan run all the time, but at a slower sp
Jim C, I did a Google search on "ten tec jupiter attenuator," and the first 2 listings were about attenuators that were stuck in the "on" position. Maybe this is the problem. Using maximum rf gain, y
Most of the comments seem to center on a CW rig's receive characteristics. I like the Omni VII particularly for its freedom from transmitted chirp and clicks and for its adjustable rise/fall time. 73
Wayne, My Omni VII came with the Owner's Manual second release - August 2007. On its page 18, in describing the DC IN connector, it says, "The supply voltage can range from +12.8 to +15.0 Vdc but +13
Kevin, The Omni V also had an optional voice readout board, which gave the operating frequency only. The board description mentions the possibility of future additional features, but I don't know if
Hi Paul, You will note on page 6-15 of the Omni V Operator's Manual that crystal Y2 and associated circuitry are used on both 80m and 20m. That might be a good place to start trouble-shooting. 73, To
Rick, Various methods have been used to lower the Omni V's audio gain. If you go to www.tentecwiki.org and click on the site map and then 562audmod, you will find some info (which you may be aware of