I was worried about the same thing before my Omni VII arrived. I loved and
still love my Omni VI+. That said, the layout of the panel and the excellent
display screen make the use of multi knobs on the VII very intuitive.
Understand that the 'MULTI' knob supports functions that are not twiddled that
much. The display shows right next to the knob what it is doing. It's other
functions are called up by well labeled buttons or by tapping it to rotate
through several functions. The other knobs are PBT/BW. Those are closely
related functions. The current one is clearly shown next to the knob on the
display, along with its value. Kind of like having the concentric knobs on the
VI+. Same goes for the AF/RF gain (mine lives in the RF position). The more I
use it, the more I like it. It does make for a very uncluttered panel and is
very nice to use. I truly believe that this is because it was well engineered
by folks who use ham radios. Learning curve? Yes, but a very very short one.
Just my opinion.
Dave
WA3F
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richards" <jruing@ameritech.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 1, 2011 8:51:41 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Intermittent Omni VI+ rx problem & optical illusion
fixed.
Wow! Good news is always in short supply. Nice to know it all worked
out well for you.
It's funny you mention the ergonomics of the "multi-knob" which I have
on my Omni VII -- which I do not mind at all – but as this is my first
ham transceiver, I am only used to this way of operating – but still, I
have occasionally wondered whether or not it would be easier or more
convenient if each separate function had its own separate knob. Two
ways to skin the cat, for sure, but sometimes I wonder whether I would
prefer it the other way. Similarly, for the AF gain/RF gain knob -
sometimes I wonder if I would prefer those functions to be on their own,
individual knobs. I think if I had learned on a radio with separate
knobs, this multiple use thing might take some serious getting used to.
So, I can understand your comment.
Anyway, your comment touched the nerve in the back of my mind…
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Happy Trails.
======================= Richards / K8JHR =========================
On 4/1/2011 7:54 PM, Don Rasmussen wrote:
. It appears that they have fixed it 100%.
one large control for each function. There is no MULTI knob, and no
press to activate knobs -
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