Sounds like you need to adjust the master oscillator against wwv. It's
on the logic board. Again, you can hear it in your rx or fq counter.
Simple trimmer adjustment. Once that is done then go back to the BFO.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: keyer <telegrafiste@tiscali.fr>
To: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:46:54 +0100
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI TX/RX Frequency discrepency
> n4lq wrote:
> > Sure. Just open the manual to the section about the TX/BFO board.
> There
> > it gives details on how to properly align those oscillators. You can
> use
> > a freq. counter or if you have a general coverage of know accuracy,
> you
> > can listen to the oscillators with a short pickup lead to it's
> antenna
> > and get them right on frequency. The board is located on top the
> > chassis, rear LH side with the rig facing you. There are several
> > trimmers. Don't take my word for it but the one that usually gets out
> of
> > alignment is the brown one. It's the trimmer that you adjust while
> > in "tune" or cw/keydown position.
> >
> > Steve
> > N4LQ
>
> Thanks Steve, found that, just looked and sure enough its the brown
> trim
> cap, C16 (ALTHOUGH THE TEXT MIXES UP C10 AND C16) the circuit confirms
> C16 the brown one to be adjusted in "tune" . I've just tried adjusting
> this but it wont bring it exactly on frquency, best I can get is within
> 200Hz,on 40m. Frequency is off on all bands by differing amounts
> ranging
> from 100Hz on 160M to about 500Hz on 10M.
>
> Hmmm, have to think about this?
>
> 73, Deni
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