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Re: [TenTec] Omni VI & SignaLink USB

To: Clayton Brantley <clayton_n4ev@yahoo.com>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI & SignaLink USB
From: Brian Carling <bcarling@cfl.rr.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:06:48 -0400
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Seems like some of the mics do not present any audio out unless their PTT 
button is activated...

Best regards - Bry Carling



> On Jul 10, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Clayton Brantley via TenTec 
> <tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> Bob:  The Omni VI+ manual does caution you that both the mike and the rear 
> audio connector are in
> parallel and infers that you should remove the mike when using the rear panel 
> audio input. The manual
> does caution you that the mike is still active and using digital modes any 
> noise the mike hears is also
> transmitted
> 
> This is not from the "horse's mouth" but just from my reading the manual.  
> 
> 
> On Thursday, July 10, 2014 8:45 AM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX <RMcGraw@Blomand.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> I'm trying to assist a friend setting up his Omni VI with a SignaLink USB.  
> He does have the cable supplied from SignaLink and it seems to be connected 
> to the radio correctly.  It receives and decodes PSK-31 very satisfactorily 
> and it keys the transmitter correctly. 
> 
> The difficulty is having both the SignaLink connected to the Audio IN on the 
> rear and the microphone connected to the front at the same time.  The 
> SignaLink appears to key the radio correctly but does not produce output.  
> When he then later and on a different frequency tries to transmit SSB only 
> white noise is heard.  If he unplugs the cable to/from the SignaLink the 
> noise is not heard. This occurs when the SignaLink is off or on.
> 
> It appears from the schematic the mike input on the front and the rear Audio 
> In are each isolated by a 10K series resistor to a summing point at the mike 
> amp input.  Using a low impedance {500 ohm} dynamic mike and the SignaLink 
> output being some 600 ohms, I calculate the isolation between the two inputs 
> would be some 35 dB or so. Certainly this would seem to be very adequate 
> isolation such that having the two connected, although the SignaLink is off, 
> it would not interfere with the use of the mike.  And with the SignaLink on 
> it would produce audio and it would not be interfered with the connected 
> mike.  
> 
> Anyone have any specific experience or thoughts on this configuration?
> 
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
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