Ask Tentec if you can send just the control board,
that would save a lot on the shipping costs
73, Dave, VE1ADH
--- Chris <christopher_an@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a problem with my Omni VI/option3, and here
> is the symptom.
>
> When I turned on the radio yesterday, its CW
> sidetone was heard all the time and the wattmeter
> was showing that it was transmitting CW signal.
> None of the button on the mode, band, nor filter was
> working. Turning the radio off and on didn't fix
> the problem. I did PARTIAL RESET as well as MASTER
> RESET, but no luck at all.
>
> However, the symptom has changed after the MASTER
> RESET. After this reset, the radio is no longer
> transmitting. I just don't hear anything from the
> radio. The meter is moving, so I can see that the
> receiver is working. If I do the MASTER RESET again
> and hold the ENTER button, I can hear signal,
> however, it goes MUTE as soon as I release the ENTER
> button.
>
> There is nothing connected to AUX antenna port and
> the meter drops when I press the ANTENNA button to
> AUX. This assures that the receiver is working but
> something is cutting the audio off.
>
> For both befor and after, none of the buttons works
> on the radio, so I suspect that there is a problem
> on the logic board or CPU of the radio. I asked
> Ten-Tec and he also pointed that there must be a
> problem on the control board. He told me to ship
> the radio, but I'd like to find if I can get it
> fixed here locally first. Does anyone here have any
> idea what went wrong? Do you think I'd rather send
> it to Ten-Tec for repair? I know Ten-Tec will do a
> top class work on it, but the shipping both ways
> will cost too much.
>
> Any suggestion or comment will be much appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris VA3UT
>
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