W2VJN sent me a few emails while he was developing the mod and his
measurements showed almost unbelievable improvement. He himself was
an avid contester and low band dx'er with his Omni 6 for many years.
73, Barry N1EU
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick@dj0ip.de> wrote:
> The Omni VI with the INRAD roofing filter is about 15 dB better than the OM7
> or 7800. Really no comparison.
> There most certainly is a difference but you will probably only notice it in
> a side-by-side comparison during a BIG contest; not in every day life.
>
> I don't recall Rob ever testing the VI with INRAD.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Carl
> Moreschi
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 4:29 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology AM
> transmitwithTenTecrigs
>
> The Omni VII, Omni VI, and Icom 7800 all seem to be about a tie on the
> Sherwood test data. The Omni VII is an excellent radio and has much better
> receive audio than the pinched audio on the Omni VI.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 58 Hogwood Rd
> Louisburg, NC 27549
> www.n4py.com
>
> On 2/26/2014 10:03 AM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
>> Well adding a INRAD roofing filter to the Omni VI Plus makes it a
>> totally different radio. I wouldn't view this as an equal compairson.
>> Subjective or otherwise.
>>
>> 73
>> Bob, K4TAX
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 4:35 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology AM
>> transmitwithTenTecrigs
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 3:25 AM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX
>>> <RMcGraw@blomand.net> wrote:
>>>> It's easy, sell the Omni VI and buy an Omni VII. Much better in all
>>>> aspects.
>>>
>>> Not sure about "all." I suspect that an Omni VI, especially one
>>> fitted with an Inrad Roofing Filter mod, would run rings around an
>>> Omni 7 in terms of narrow spaced IMD. It's also tough to beat the
>>> Omni VI's front panel ergonomics, but that's subjective.
>>>
>>> 73, Barry N1EU
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