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[TenTec] Omni VI Causes Collective "WOW" in KG5U Shack

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Subject: [TenTec] Omni VI Causes Collective "WOW" in KG5U Shack
From: WB9IOG@REVEALED.NET (WB9IOG)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 23:43:05 -0800
Dale Martin wrote:
> 
> This afternoon, some friends came over and helped me put my A3S
> with 40m add-on kit back on the 70 ft tower.  As soon as I got off
> the tower, we all came in to the shack to check the antenna out on
> the air.
> 
> Only one of the four had ever seen an Omni VI live.  I started on
> 10m and worked my way down: 1.1:1 in the CW portions of 10,
> 15, and 20m; 1.8:1 in the CW portion of 40m--tolerable.
> 
> While we were sitting around talking someone asked why the VI
> was called the "plus".  I said because there had been a few
> enhancements to it which included some noise reduction.
> Whereupon, I reached over--the radio was still on and there
> was a 559 station transmitting on frequency--and punched
> the NR button.  Suddenly, there was the ex-559, now-589
> station, but with no baseband noise.  There was a collective
> "wow" in the room.  I think they were impressed.
> 
> See you all in SS CW and SSB!!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dale Martin, KG5U
> kg5u@hal-pc.org
> http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u
> 
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Hey Guys!
You keep sending glowing reports like this I just might have to
sell something to get one myself. Getting hard of hearing anyway.
Well the C 21 is probably going to do yoeman service still Sigh!
Mike

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