In the past year I have bought a new Argonaut VI and a new Omni VII. I
am very happy with both radios. I would not consider any of the Orions
because they do not cover my favorite band, 6 meters.
The Argo VI was used a lot during the ARRL Centennial, and with the
WRTC. It is now waiting for spring when I will be using it as the IF
for my 2 meter setup, once I get my feedline problems fixed.
The Omni VII is a very nice radio, and I am really enjoying it while on
the learning curve. I have also worked some new countries with it. It
is a worthy successor to my Corsair II, which I am keeping as a backup.
I have a Centaur amp, but have not used it much due to my living in a
very tightly packed subdivision. I don't need the RFI headaches from
running that much power. I have learned to make plenty of contacts,
even with only 10 watts, and that has added to the fun this past year.
Ten Tec is doing fine, despite a really lousy economy. I am hoping that
they will continue to produce their outstanding products for many more
years. I will be helping them with this by making purchases as my
finances permit. Their merger with Alpha will likely be a help in
keeping them open. And, they seem to still be responsive to inquiries,
and also fixing older products despite the problems in sourcing needed
parts.
73,
Steve WA9JML
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