John,
I have used both and each has some advantages. If you like bells and whistles
and extremely accurate frequency stability the FT 1000MP is probably your rig.
The Dsp in the OMNI is superior as far as I am concerned. The FT1000 has
transmit Dsp that does indeed make a difference sorta like different mike gains
and frequency response the problem is that for the transmit dsp to work the
receive dsp must also be active and it IMHO makes readability worse. But if you
buy the 200.00 crystal oven it will hold frequency within a few cycles. The omni
receiver is quieter and the dsp noise reduction is far superior. I could tell no
advantage to the collins filters in my operation and considering the fragility
of mechanical filters I prefer the Omni.
Jim W8IT
John Dvoracek wrote:
> A question for those of you who have personally operated BOTH an OMNI VI+
> and an FT1000MP: If you could own ONLY ONE of these rigs and wanted to work
> BOTH cw and ssb contests, which do you buy? (I know, I know - fat chance a
> contester would own only one of anything, but what if...) Remember, comment
> only if you have personal, first-hand experience operating BOTH rigs (I
> already have enough expert opinions from operators of only one or the
> other), okay? Thank you!
>
> 73,
> de ke5c,
> op John
> jdvoracek@vvm.com
>
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