Several years ago I traded a Collins 75S-1 for an Omni C series D (or is it
Omni D series C, I always get mixed up) and I have to say I definitely got
the better end of the deal. The Omni is just a wonderful radio for me with
the things I like most: super receiver, nice QSK, robust and reliable. Have
used it several times on FD and have continually been awed by its
performance in strong signal environments. I hope you will be happy with
your Omni, I know I am happy with mine. Also use a Corsair II and have an
Eagle on order. I do use other radios occasionally but I sure do like the
TenTec stuff.
73
Mike W2IY
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From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wade Staggs
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 12:38 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI-D Series C
*Good Morning,*
* I also am the proud owner of an Omni D rig.
The Ten Tec Corsair and Omni D rigs of the vintage 1980's era, are still
very impressive transceivers even by todays standards. Recently, our good
Friend Bob/K4TAX, shipped us his personal Model 599 Ten Tec Eagle for a
month long try out. And all I can say is WOW! Being disabled and living on
a Very Meager and Fixed income, we don't get to play with the New Stuff
very often. Can you imagine my surprise when the first Tuner Upper laid
waste to the frequency and pressing that button for the Automatic Notch
Filter, just took him completely out of the picture? The 20 over 9 Carrier
was still there but the band was dead silence! The annoying Heterodyne Tone
was just Gone. It was very easy to hear the folks in our QSO right through
the Carrier. So, like the Corsair and the Omni series radio's, the Eagle
goes one step further. Anybody only has to ask my Miss Brenda/KK4CJG and
she will tell them that my eyes had slight tears in them when it came time
to send the Eagle back home, after about a month of Receiver Heaven. But
thanks to some very fine friends we operate the Ten Tec model 585 Paragon
here at the Shack and feel very fortunate to have it! The Eagle of course
has the same Legendary Ten Tec transmit audio. If we were to sell
everything accumulated over the last 35 years and could have only one
radio. It would be the Eagle. 73 my Friend and welcome to the world of Ten
Tec Transceivers.*
* Best Regards from
Wade/KJ4WS*
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Alexander N. Gerli <ac1wye@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi folks! Well, something new and different in the shack. I've been
> licensed since my 'teens (1964). It may have taken a few years (!), but I
> just got my first Ten Tec xcvr! My OMNI-D is loaded and has the 255 P/S.
> Even though it dates from the 1980s, it is a really nice radio. The first
> thing I noticed was the RX noise floor - very quiet. The counter timebase
> was off about 100Hz for WWV, and that was an easy adjustment. Beats me
why
> I waited so long to get one of these. It is one fine rig.
>
> Anxious to get on one of the Sunday Nets.
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