In the newer OmniVI's, at least Nov 96 and beyond, there are covers over the
filter holes to keep them in place.
John L. Merrill Chief Engineer
WSTM-TV
Syracuse, NY
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael A. Newell <mike_n@inetport.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 2:10 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Just Got My OMNI VI back
>Hello Everyone:
>
>When I came home for lunch today I saw
>this big ol' brown box sitting on my front
>porch in front of the door. The sender
>was some outfit called 'Ten Tec'.
>
>When I opened the box I saw this big
>ol' radio in it. When I removed the
>radio from the box I heard something
>rattling around. Not a good sign.
>
>I took the top cover off but didn't see
>anything loose. I replaced that and removed
>the bottom cover where I found that the
>2.4khz filter in the 6.3mhz if had popped
>out of the board.
>
>I replaced that, and noticed that it seemed
>to be a tad looser in the sockets than the
>other filters in that board. Since the filters
>are in an "upside down" position I hope this
>one doesn't work its way back out over time.
>
>I haven't had a chance to try all of the new functions,
>but I have listened a bit and everything I've tried seems
>to be working fine. I'll give it a more thorough check
>when I come home from work today.
>
>One thing I did notice was that someone at Ten Tec
>with a stronger wrist and fingers than mine had tightened
>up the "dial drag" quite a bit, so I'll have to readjust it
>later. Not a criticism, just an observation.
>
>73,
>
>Mike
>WB4HUC
>mike_n@inetport.com
>http://wb4huc.home.texas.net
>
>
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