I second your thought on this subject Geoff. Depending on the age of the
person, us older folks seem to adapt better to the analog gadgets. After
all, that's what we were brought up with. I have graduated to a SDR radio
but the learning curve is much steeper. An older Omni series 545 thru 546C
or Corsair 560/561 along with the Triton would be a great starter for a
newbie.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Regards
BillHarris w7kxb
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From: "geoffrey mendelson" <geoffreymendelson@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:22 PM
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] WTB OMNI VI Plus for new Ham
>
> On Oct 15, 2009, at 10:13 PM, Bill Mellema wrote:
>
>> I am looking for a clean Omni VI Plus for a new ham in the area. I
>> have
>> steered him away from the Jupiter and to go with the Omni VI..
>
>
>
> If he has no real radio experience (not an SWL, CB'er, etc), then
> IMHO he may be better off with something simpler and less
> intimidating. My personal favorite is the 544 (Triton IV digital), but
> there are loads of Trintons (I,II,IV and IV digital) and early Omni's
> which can be had cheaply, are simple to use and don't require a lot of
> training for first time users.
>
> They all have good audio for SSB, and full QSK for CW.
>
> I think the Omni's had better CW filtering, so if he wants to operate
> CW he may appreciate them over the Tritons. On the other hand being
> able to pull the one signal you want from a crowded band by ear is a
> skill well worth learning.
>
> If he tires of the rig, or ham radio in general, he can sell it for
> about what he paid for it.
>
> Manuals for some of those rigs can be downloaded for free from Ten-Tec.
>
> Geoff.
> --
> geoffrey mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM
> Jerusalem Israel geoffreymendelson@gmail.com
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