I've been reading the string of comments with great interest. I too own an
Omni VI+ which I think is a fine radio. Due to the history of my particular
VI+, Ten-Tec will not service it. However after suffering some static
discharge damage thanks to some most excellent technician work by Bob, K4TAX
the rig has been running great for more than two years since being repaired.
Although an engineer by education I am not an accomplished electronic
technician and do not have the test equipment to support component level
troubleshooting. I pretty much have to rely on others for anything more than
very basic trouble shooting and repairs when needed. Which brings me to my
point, or more precisely, my question. With more and more components becoming
unobtainable, how much longer should we expect the Omni VI+ to be supportable.
Is the life cycle of the rig to the point or nearing the point where they need
to be in the hands of the serious technicians or simply resolve that they wil
l become museum pieces if they fail?
Doug, W9PN
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From: Clayton Brantley <clayton_n4ev@yahoo.com>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, November 29, 2010 8:11:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] omni 6+/ power issue
I wonder if my Omni VI has a simular problem? The vfo is frozen at the top of
each band. Display says we are tuning as normal but we are not
seemed to start out a a loose joint (??) but now just sits at 5.xxx mhz.
Still want to send back to it's daddy to see if it is fixable. Might be we
could see if there is an interest in making new boards that would work in
these fine radios. The Omni may be old, but they still hang in there with the
best of the rest.
Clayton N4EV
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From: CSM(r) Gary Huber <glhuber@msn.com>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, November 29, 2010 5:40:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] omni 6+/ power issue
Yes, the OEMICs being out of production was one of my reasons for selling my
OMNI-VI+. But there should be a replacement solution even if it?s a new small
board with several PICs to accomplish the same thing. I believe whoever finds
the PIC replacement to keep the OMNI-VI+ line in service can make a lot of
people happy and make a few $$$ at the same time.
73 es DX,
Gary - AB9M
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Dial
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 2:45 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] omni 6+/ power issue
Gary, I dug into the 6+ today and it has a missing clocking pulse. I called TT
and was told some of the ic's are no longer available! I only us 160-30m and
the only bands that are low power are 20 and 17m. So do I sell as is or just
keep it? Time will tell.
Wayne
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