[TenTec] OMNI VII Noise issues

[bcarling at cfl.rr.com]

Hello TT users!

I have just acquired an OMNI VII used and am trying to get the kind of sounds to come out of 
it  that I like to hear - that is, CLEAN CW and SSB signals... I have a scratchy noise 
modulating everything.

It happens on both CW and SSB. When I listen, the background noise seems to be very 
attenuated (by DSP presumably) - and whenever a signal leaps out and is actually heard,
it is modulated by noise and has a rather annoying sound to it. I have tried everything to 
make it stop this.

I reduced the RF gain - tried 25, 35, 45 - all about the same but better than with 100.
I tried setting the PB at center and adjusting bandwidth to various settings. I have also tried 
all the different settings for AGC which also makes very little difference.

It seems like the only signals that don't have this horrible noise modulating them are the S9+ 
signals on the quieter bands.

I really don't know what else to try and wonder if I am doing something wrong. Do you have 
any tips?

I don't know if I can live with all CW signals sounding so scratchy. None of my other rigs do 
that including a Tentec Omni VI and a Yaesu radio.

Can anyone clue me in if they think I may have set something wrong or why it acts like this?

I have the option to send it back.

73 to all - Bry Carling, AF4K



Brian Carling, Radio AF4K