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Subject: [TenTec] Re: Break-In XCVRs
From: kg5u@hal-pc.org (Dale L. Martin)
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 22:57:41 -0600
it would be nice if the DB25 connector had a key input, too.  I am getting
ready to wire up the connector so that I won't have to have an RCA connector
coming from the DB25 plug to the key jack.

73,
Dale Martin, KG5U
kg5u@hal-pc.org
http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u
-----Original Message-----
From: RICHARD ANDREN <andrenr@ul.com>
To: owner-tentec@contesting.com <owner-tentec@contesting.com>; Chester
Alderman <chestert@pressroom.com>; tentec@contesting.com
<tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, December 08, 1997 11:31 AM
Subject: re: [TenTec] Re: Break-In XCVRs


>I hope the (not built yet) Omni VII has the dual setup like the 1000D.  You
>can't beat a dual setup for split on 40 during a contest.
>
>73 de Rick N9THC
>
>
>On Monday, December 8, 1997 at 10:49:26 am CST,
>"Ed Tanton" <n4xy@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>Hi Folks... just a small comment. I recently sold my OMNI VI for personal
>>reasons... and fully intend to get another sometime, perhaps next year. I
>>have had-sitting on my shelf-a Signal One CX-7A (I 'do' QRP and Boat
>>Anchors.) It is the only rig I have ever tried that either equals or even
>>beats the wonderful breakin performance of my OMNI VI. You were discussing
>>35wpm... BOTH the OMNI VI and the Signal One cause the received audio
>>interruption by sending a dit (or more-of course) to seem like simply a
>>nice and loud station on frequency... no overload, no thumping, just full
>>copy between characters-or better. (At higher speeds it seems to me that
>>the idea of copying between dits becomes a meaningless term.)
>>
>>The Signal One CX-7A was ** WAY ** ahead of its time in features and
>>performance. It has fully dual frequency receive, with a fader between
>>either RCVR A and RCVR B that allows any weighting between the two. Such
>>2-frequency receive performance is the ONE area where my OMNI VI is
totally
>>beaten! (*** Are you reading this TT? ***) The remaining features and
>>characteristics are either equal or excelled by the OMNI VI... especially
>>filtering. The Signal One is nice, but NOTHING compared to my 'VI. I can
>>make up a lot of it with my NIR-12, but it simply is not the same. Front
>>end on the 'VI was better (!!!) as well-which is quite a compliment.
>>
>>So, breakin-wise, NOTHING else (current) is an OMNI VI... and at least if
>>one has to make do, I do have the OTHER rig that does it very well!!!
>>
>>Happy Holidays All.
>>73
>>__________________________________________________________
>>Ed Tanton   N4XY              EMAIL: n4xy@bellsouth.net
>>189 Pioneer Trail
>>Marietta, GA  30068-3466        TEL: (770)579-3933 V/MBX/FAX
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