Results 1 to 10 of 19

Thread: Omni VI+

Threaded View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. 08-25-2016, 09:43 PM #1
    W3WN
    W3WN is offline
    Orca Whisperer W3WN's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Castle Shannon, PA
    Posts
    19,681

    Omni VI+

    OK, here's an interesting one to ponder...

    Tonight, I was loaned an Omni VI+ to consider for permanent placement in the shack.

    It has a very unusual problem...

    Receives great, until you switch in one of the CW filters. Then, sometimes the signal completely disappears, other times it goes way down, almost to nothing. (No problem with the 1.8 kHz narrow SSB filter, only the 500 & 250 Hz CW filters)

    The current owner swears (and I believe him) that until about a year ago, everything worked fine. That was when he started having problems with 10 meters, sent it out for repair. The person repairing it took almost 8 months... suffice to say he had issues. The rig came back with 10 working, but the filters fluky.

    I haven't done anything with it yet; first chance I get, I'm popping the filters out and making sure all the contacts are clean. Any other thoughts?
    Last edited by W3WN; 08-25-2016 at 09:47 PM.
    “Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019

    BAN THE DH!

    Fudd's First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough, it WILL fall down.
    Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.

    "The 2020 election wasn't stolen, and speaking the truth is only a crime in countries ruled by tyrants" - Liz Cheney

    “Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed.” — Bernie Sanders
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules