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Re: [TenTec] New Eagle vs. Used Omni VII

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] New Eagle vs. Used Omni VII
From: Ray Sills <raysills@comcast.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:59:42 -0500
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Hi Gang:

In looking at the photos of the Eagle on Ten-Tec's site... I -only- saw a key jack on the rear of the radio... nothing on the front. Did I miss the point? The only jacks I see on the front are the 8-pin mic jack, and the 1/4" headphone jack.

I don't have a photo of the Omni to compare.

The photos of the Eagle are really nice. I bet they are life size renderings.

73 de Ray
K2ULR
FN20kg
Warrington, PA



On Dec 23, 2010, at 10:46 PM, d.e.warnick@comcast.net wrote:



Once again, the point is missed. There is a lead on the accessory jack if I wanted to just use a straight key or an external keyer. We covered that earlier. Let me try this again:



I WOULD LIKE TO USE THE INTERNAL KEYER. IT IS WHAT I DO ON MY OMNI VI+'S

THAT IS ONLY SUPPORTED FROM THE FRONT PANEL. I KNOW I CAN DRILL A HOLE AND MOUNT A 1/8" STEREO JACK ON THE REAR PANEL TO DO THIS. I DON'T WANT TO DRILL THAT HOLE!!!



I SAID IN MY FIRST E-MAIL THAT I KNOW I'M ANAL. NONE OF THE ANSWERS ADDRESS THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT.



Now that I've had that rant, I'll just plug the key into the front panel using a right-angle 1/4" stereo plug. It'll work fine and I'll be happy with it. Yes, I am a ham. I've built, modified and repaired a lot of equipment. So There!!! I was just stating a wish for the future.



As for the remark that it isn't difficult to disconnect and rerun the cable from the front jack, this is a stereo jack. I'd have to use both spare RCA jacks to do that. One for dit, and one for dah, and color code the 2 cables so I always got them in the right jacks. NO THANKS



Dave

WA3F



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