I am still impressed with Collins engineering on the KWM380 with the
majority of parts for that design are still available 20+ years later.
The 6+ is a great rig and I would hate to see these rigs go TU.
Paul
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:18 AM, <d.e.warnick@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> Actually, this shows that unless you insist, TenTec will NOT CHARGE YOU FOR
> UNNECESSARY WORK!!!
>
>
>
> Those techs are great. They have a lot of experience. What they are saying
> is that the cost of going down to a specific component is greater than the
> value of the radio if you have to pay a technician who has to at least break
> even for his/her effort.
>
>
>
> If you choose to do it on your own, we all know the value of our own time.
> $0.00 - it's what we love to do.
>
>
>
> Don't take this wrong, I have 2 Omni VI+ and love them . I think they do
> some things better than any other rig I've ever owned (and I've used a lot
> of different stuff in 45+ years as a ham). If I get a sick logic board, I'll
> be sick, too. I also just bought an Omni VII. Love it so far. Old rigs are
> great, just be prepared to keep them running on your own, or lose them to
> old age.
>
>
>
> It's known by the history of the Omni VI+, Paragon, etc, that if the logic
> board gets sick, that's old technology and whether we like it or not, and
> it's not economically sound to have TenTech fix it.
>
>
>
> Dave
>
> WA3F
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neal Laugman" <neal.laugman@gmail.com>
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 4:41:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 Logic Board Failure
>
> > Did they narrow it down to an unobtainable chip, or just ...bad logic
> > board? Some obsolete chips are hard to find, but
> > still ...eventually...can be found
>
> Agree. I think I'd ask TT to get VERY specific about what part failed -
> not just say it's a bad board thinking that sort of reply gets them
> off the hook. This problem has wider ramifications about company policy
> in general. (And I should say that I am not sure about which part we
> are talking about, so my comments are of a general nature.)
>
> For instance: It's one thing to say that a rig like a
> Triton has limited possibilities for final replacement because of
> obsolete transistors or that it's hard and expensive to find
> MRF458's for the Corsairs and others and quite another thing to trash
> an entire radio because of a single failed non-RF chip - IMHO. One need
> only to look at a VI brochure to see how the rig was marketed (i.e.,
> with a computer ...)
>
> TT has always been up front with their engineering and schematics and
> I wonder if something is changing. I MIGHT understand proprietary issues
> with custom software are involved, but hey - if I end up having that
> problem with my VI+ I will guarantee TT an earful :)
>
> So if this is the case, why should I abandon my VI+ to purchase a VII
> only to have the same thing done to me again at some future time? Seems
> like a good way for a company to loose customers; a company whose
> followers have almost a religious devotion to them.
>
> --
> Neal, NL7VL
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:22:42 -0500
> "Dave Edwards" <kd2e@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Did they narrow it down to an unobtainable chip, or just ...bad logic
> > board? Some obsolete chips are hard to find, but
> > still ...eventually...can be found!
> > ....Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Carter" <k8vt@ameritech.net>
> > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 7:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 Logic Board Failure
> >
> >
> > > On 1/13/2011 5:39 PM, Don Steele wrote:
> > >> Well, my Omni 6 is in for repair, and Ten Tec has diagnosed a
> > >> logic board failure. Due to the unavailable chips, this means a
> > >> dead radio. I know this isn't the first and wont be the last of
> > >> these great rigs to suffer this fate. Has anyone out there come up
> > >> with a fix?? Please reply off line of any solutions.
> > >
> > > Let me respectfully ask why reply off line? I would think this topic
> > > would be of general interest to many.
> > >
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