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Re: [TenTec] audio on Omni-VI+

To: yash@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] audio on Omni-VI+
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@weather.net>
Reply-to: geraldj@weather.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:29:44 -0600
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As far as I can tell, based on down loaded VI and VI+ manuals, there is 
no VI without a DSP. That the mods making the VI+ were all in firmware 
in a plugged in EPROM or two on the same hardware board. But I have no 
reason to be absolutely certain that what the VI+ manual shows is the 
absolute truth.

I see separate cables between the audio and logic boards for signal into 
the DSP and signal out of the DSP. Looks to me as if one cable could be 
connected between the two connectors on the audio board skipping the DSP 
completely. There might be a complete lack of low pass filtering though 
that would bring out much noise, which my speaker filter would handle, 
or perhaps there needs to be a low pass filter made of a couple stages 
of op amps low pass filtering between those cables. Or else an external 
DSP like the Timewave DSP599+ family would be appropriate. Though mine 
needs my passive speaker filter to kill off digital artifacts in the 
stop band.

Perhaps making a simple low pass filter replacement for the DSP is one 
way to save the Omni VI/VI+ with a failing DSP section of the logic 
board. I'm rashly presuming the signal levels in and out of the DSP are 
the same and that there's plenty audio gain without the DSP.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 2/7/2011 12:24 AM, yash@aol.com wrote:
>   Gerald
> the idea of bringing out the audio ahead of the dsp, is what Iam going
> to do. I asked if anyone had a VI without the dsp upgrade and how the
> quality of the audio was,never got a reply on that one. I can live with
> the audio from the vI+ ,I guess ,just think it could be much better.
> take care
> dale wt4t
>
>
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