Read here on the reflector:
>I hear rumor from Eu friends that Europeans dont buy the Omni VI because it
>cant handle strong signals....
Nope, Europeans don't buy the Omni VI because TenTec is not interested
on going thru the ordeal of getting their rigs certified for the European
EMC directives, so there are no detailers of their products.
It's a relatively small market due to the high taxes/distributor benefit/
exchange ratio (i.e. usually a 1000 US$ gets exchanged for 1000 Pounds
in the UK, about 1650 US$... not bad, eh?)
Thus, TenTec gear is scarce as albino gorillas (we have the only one at
Barcelona's
Zoo) and highly estimated by the owners: I do have two Argonauts ;-).
Second hand market is non-existent and, if so, prices are sky rocketed.
Moreover, when asked, TenTec has been offering ONLY for European hams the
possibility to enhance the front end with some special PIN diodes. Folks, don't
try
this at home! Someone did and found out it didn't work well. Lets the pros do
their
work...: TenTec knows its business and I've been told they didn't recommend the
change for American users...
The only possibility for us is to travel to the US and "smuggle" one under the
armpit... as I will try to do next Summer!
jon, ea2sn
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