If you are a cw op then you will really appreciate the Omni 6 +. This rig
is one of the better rigs that Ten Tec has ever made and is very dependable.
You should have very little trouble with it for a very long time.
Since you do some contesting the Inrad filter would be a must. This will
give you the close in performance of the Orion on cw. Also, the Noise
reduction on CW is the best I have ever used.....much better than the one on
the Orion. It is remarkable how good that NR really is for pulling signals
out of the noise when on CW. In my opinion there is no contest between a
570 and the Omni 6+. I don't know anything about the K2/100 but I am told
it is a good rig also.
On SSB the Omni's audio is a little pinched but acceptable to my ears. I
work both CW and SSB and love this rig on cw especially. It interfaces with
the Centurion amp very smoothly.
I don't think you will be disappointed.
----- Original Message -----
From: "A.W. B." <a7bull@hotmail.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 6:23 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Omni 6+ on it's way
> I finally bit the bullet and bought an Omni 6+ , a radio I've long
coveted,
> from a list member. I've had one friend tell me I should get rid of it
(it's
> not even here yet) and buy a TS 570 which he swears is the most dependable
> radio ever. He says I'll just be sending the Omni 6 back to Tennessee all
> the time. Another guy told me he has a 6+ but likes his K2/100 better. I
> have a K2/100 and like it fine but its tiny and I want a full size radio
to
> replace my beloved Omni V. At this point I feel a little demoralized.
> My questions to the list are: do I use a standard modem cable to
connect
> to my computer or do I need a null version? Also...I was thinking of
getting
> the roofing filter (600 hz) from Inrad. What is the opinion of those? I'm
> primarily a CW guy and have gotten interested in contesting in the last
few
> months. Also any tips or suggestions for other things I might do would be
> much appreciated. Thanks!
> Andy W1AWB
>
>
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