I have a feeling that the Omni VI+ is and will be the last and greatest crystal filtered cw rig and will take a definite position of honor in the history of ham radio. Anybody care to suggest how you
For all the grousing and griping hams did when the Omni VI+ was current model, I have a feeling that the classic status will be amongst hams who recognize it and value it as such. Ive heard a gaggle
Sometimes I think Ten-Tecs are like Edsuls. (Way ahead of their time and different enough that many people are reluctant to own one) I would never trade down (from Orion to Omni VI+) but for my mode
Amen. Loved mine, and wish I could have paid the Orion bill without selling it. But I like the Orion too! 73, Duane On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:05:32 -0700 "Ben K8DIT" <benk8dit@callatg.com> writes: -- Dua
Well, years ago, I was shopping to replace my lowly FT757GX. I wanted to check out the OMNI V, but couldn't. (mail guarantee thing that I did not want to bother with). So, I picked up a Kenwood 850S.
Its personal preference I guess. I owned an 850SAT and operated the Yaseu 1000 in a 160 meter CW contest. I swapped the 850 for an Omni V. Later swapped the V for a VI. I much prefer the Omni's for C
But QSK (in my book) it did not have. Neither does the OMNI VI+! The Argonaut V does...and so does the Elecraft K1. If I hear a relay, I am always thinking if it is gonna click before I start sending
It's possible that the Amplifier relay is not turned off and than is what is heard. Dave W7DPW I start "amplifier _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting
A reed relay is used in the VI+ for T/R switching, but it is very quiet, and I have no idea why someone would say a rig is "not QSK" if they can hear a relay. One has no bearing on the other. 73, Dua
Some people may not mind a big honking external contact Potter & Brumfield smacking away while they are sending. To me...any sound of a relay equates to non QSK. The Omni VI+ relay (not the external
The Omni VI+ relay (not the external amp one) is plenty audible. Okay, I tried real hard, and yes I can hear the little reed relay in my Omni. I have to turn the receive audio down to zero, and then
Ken, Somehow I feel cheated. Over the years I've come to realize that my Omni 6+ is missing a lot of the features others have mentioned. A few for example: (1) My Omni does not drift (2) My Omni does
6+ I've heard the issue of the noisy reed relay before and I've come to the conclusion that some TT reed relays are significantly louder than others (perhaps due to differences across OEMs). When I
What a dud! I'll give you $5 for it Ken. _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
The minions have spoken. The Omni VI is a reluctant faulty pretender to the throne of the realm of the classics. Just another wannabe. But he is a cousin to the prince and as such held in high esteem