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Call Sign : 26-CT-3029 Posts : 88 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2019-11-29 QTH or Location : Dudley Equipment Used : CTR SS6900 cobra 29 ltd st Fidelity CB 3000FM Ham international multimode 2 Imax 2000 Age : 47
Subject: my 6900 is way of frequencies Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:07 pm
Newbie question my 6900 is way of frequency 3 people told me on sideband past week how can i fix it Thx
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6136 Times Thanked : 375 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:46 pm
Hi John,
Three people told you on air on SSB that you were 'off frequency'?
Doesn't sound right to me mate, how could they tell you as such if you were that far off frequency? Surely if you were that far off you wouldn't have heard them and they wouldn't have heard you! How were they measuring your frequency?.....with their own radio 'frequency' dials?
I'd say unless you've been inside the radio twiddling or bought the radio second hand where someone else twiddled it before you got it that this would be unlikely and even then you couldn't be that far off or the radio wouldn't work. (PLL circuitry, reference oscillator, etc.)
It wouldn't he the first time some locals had their rigs (especially older ones) hit by the golden screwdriver of the local ahem 'rig doctor' and all off frequency themselves. Plus how do they know the tone of your voice to specify as such on SSB?
I once had someone tell me I was 'off frequency' on the Ham bands after I put out a CQ call....made me laugh like hell! Surely they had just tuned to me?!?!? (No 'channels'!!)
They didn't mean your SSB modulation was hard to clarify by any chance? That may point to a problem especially if you have a power mic driving like mad but again highly unlikely. To give you some sanity I'd try the stock mic and maybe get a report from someone completely different....will save you some sheckles from having your rig checked over or heaven forbid purchasing a frequency counter.
Perhaps one of them is a 'rig doctor' and trying to drum up trade.....wouldn't be the first time.Â
I wish you the best with it all and please for your own satisfaction get a report from someone completely different.  Â
All the best, Victor
TJS 26CT3029 Contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3029 Posts : 88 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2019-11-29 QTH or Location : Dudley Equipment Used : CTR SS6900 cobra 29 ltd st Fidelity CB 3000FM Ham international multimode 2 Imax 2000 Age : 47
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:56 pm
Thx mate I get report of someone else
SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1277 Times Thanked : 81 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:53 pm
Just a thought.. have you been playing with any of the menu settings? You can change how the clarifier is set to operate. It can be set to adjust only the receive, the transmit, or both. If you've got it set to receive only, then there might be your answer. Make sure menu item 'CLA' is set to 'rt' so that you adjust receive and transmit frequency together.
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stephen Gunrunner Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT526/MR021/M6XXX. Posts : 277 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : wooler north northumberland or some were near it Equipment Used : mobile 4000hp base A99 radio base magnum257hp mobile magnum 257 standed power Age : 67
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:03 pm
used to get that of a local breaker, and its off freq and very quiet. but to every one else i was good and better, so low power out side his qth. and was told of freq and quiet, but mate butted in were out side your qth. then he went off and it was a while before he came back on, and when he did it was all forgiving and he never done that again and we become good friends, he has passed over now just three of us now.
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welshwizard1971 New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4402 Posts : 16 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-01-16 QTH or Location : Southampton Equipment Used : Mobile 10m / CB
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Mon Mar 14, 2022 7:27 pm
Dont agree with adjusting both tx and rx on the clarifier, you'll both be adjusting each other all day long, as soon as you adjust him to sound good you'll sound off to him again so he'll adjust, then he'll sound off to you again so you'll adust etc etc, just adjust RX so you can hear him, let him worry about adjusting how you sound to him, both do it once then.
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1277 Times Thanked : 81 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:29 am
You have a good point Darren, which I didn't really think about, well done for noting that.
Just be aware John that the rig's clarifier can be set three different ways and setting only the receive or transmit frequency with it could set you and another station out of kilter with each other.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6136 Times Thanked : 375 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:06 am
I knew what you meant Neal....and dare I say it.....Darren 'clarified' the situation for us.
Stage exit, first right, running for the car now!
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TheReverend Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3921 / M7GDA Posts : 139 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2020-12-22 QTH or Location : Lambourn Equipment Used : CRT SS9900, CRT ONE N, CRT Electro, UV-5r, B550p, HP-202, Sirio 4000, T2lT, Sharmans X-50, Diamond A430....and many bits of wire.
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:56 pm
Newbie answer.....It might need to warm up a bit, about 5 minutes, especially on SSB.
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TJS 26CT3029 Contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3029 Posts : 88 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2019-11-29 QTH or Location : Dudley Equipment Used : CTR SS6900 cobra 29 ltd st Fidelity CB 3000FM Ham international multimode 2 Imax 2000 Age : 47
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:56 am
All sorted now guys some tools playing me up I know one of the clowns he is sorted Thx
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6136 Times Thanked : 375 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: my 6900 is way of frequencies Thu Mar 17, 2022 2:42 pm
Glad you're sorted John. Nothing worse than some idiot placing that seed of doubt on your radio operations.