A month or so ago, I asked Ten-Tec to send whatever parts they had =
remaining from their out-of-production Model 301, remote tuning control. =
I received some small parts, the case, and the optical rotary encoder. =
I figured out what the wire hookup was from the encoder manufacturer's =
spec sheets and the Omni VI manual. =20
When I wired it up, it didn't work (you may have seen and/or remember my =
posting of notes about the wiring for the 301). I got very intermittent =
tuning and no real control of the radio VFO and digital readout. I made =
up a breadboard test circuit with LEDs and transistors to see visually =
what encoding (if any) was taking place. It confirmed what I saw on the =
radio. =20
I contacted Ten-Tec and they shipped me another encoder. I returned =
home to Houston last night from an extended visit in Seattle (another =
story in and of itself there!!) and found the replacement encoder in my =
mail box. I replaced the original encoder and plugged it into the =
radio. It works perfectly!!! =20
Thank you, Ten-Tec.=20
I wish everyone on the Ten-Tec Reflector a happy, fun, prosperous, and =
healthy New Year!
Dale Martin, KG5U
kg5u@hal-pc.org
http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u
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