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> I have had a OMNI V for about 9 years in mint condx. and am considering a
> OMNI VI plus. My only dissappointment with the rig, is that it doesn't
have
> dual receive, which most premium rigs have.
> Why doesn't Ten-Tec add this feature?
>
Dual receive comes in two flavors. For example, the Yaesu FT-1000MP allows
dual receive on one band at a time. One can monitor two frequencies on a
given band and even reproduce the audio through stereo headphones, one
freqency for each ear.
The FT-1000D allows independent reception on any combination of bands. It
more resembles two seperate receivers and of course cost much more $$$$.
The MP method actually is not much more than a split vfo setup. The
receiver's antenna input is shared. The second receiver has it's own I.F.
stage but it has less features than the main receiver. For instance,
filters cannot be cascaded in the second rx but can in the main rx.
Now why didn't TenTec do this? Well my theory is that the Omni 6's design
evolved from the Omni-5 as they are virtually the same. In the Omni-5
day's, dual receive was virtually unheard of. Incorporating dual receivers
in this rig would have required a total redesign and they probably didn't
feel it would pay off.
Steve Ellington
Amateur Radio Operator N4LQ
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