I'll add one more voice re: RFI and Omni VI+'s. My shack is very RF rich
(1 KW into a wire ~15' overhead.). I had zero problems with the Omni
VI+, although I have some other equipment in the shack that doesn't do so
well. I was very impressed with my Omni VI+ on CW and RTTY, and
reasonably happy with it on SSB (not my favorite mode, but I do have over
200 countries on phone DXCC, so I've used it a bit). No major problems
in the seven years I owned it, and very good service response for the
couple of minor problems. Quite different than my experience with Yaesu
(who never could fix one rig), and ICOM whose issues I had to install my
own mods to get around. The Omni VI+ is the rig I have owned for the
longest time, and I wish I could have afforded to keep it when I
purchased my Orion, but it was a stretch even with selling the Omni.
Notice that this is not a defensive posting, but rather a positive one
about a rig I'd love to have as a backup or 2nd operating position.
73, Duane
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Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
http://home.austin.rr.com/ac5aa
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