Hmmm. It's late over here. I'm making mistakes. Time for bed.
**Read my corrected text again.**
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
rick@dj0ip.de
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:10 AM
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Opinions sought re OMNI VI
John,
It's the rear end, not the front end that folds back power, but otherwise
you are right.
It is an excellent choice of radio.
Erecting an antenna inside of a building is always a challenge.
It is difficult to predict how any antenna will work under these
circumstances.
If you want to work (almost) all bands, then your choices are either an
openwire fed dipole requiring a very good **MATCHBOX** with a very wide
matching range, or an Off Center Fed Dipole (OCFD). However I know of no
commercially built OCFD that I could recommend except of course the one I
sell and it is out of place to advertise my own stuff here.
With the OCFD antenna you can get a low enough SWR on all bands, when the
antenna is hanging in the free and clear, that the OM6 will not need a
matchbox. If strung inside a building, no telling. A matchbox might be
necessary but it will not need the same wide matching range that a matchbox
for center-fed, openwire fed dipoles need.
How much space do you have inside of the building?
You'll need 135 ft. for 80m and above. 67 ft. for 40m and above.
I will be very happy to help you plan your OCFD antenna if that's what you
decide to do, but let's take it off reflector, direct.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John Rippey
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 11:48 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Opinions sought re OMNI VI
I'm in residence at a retirement community and a few of us are setting up a
ham club. Discussions are underway as to what antenna to install in the
rafters of a building with the idea of operating perhaps 80-10 meters.
Whatever antenna the club chooses, I'm thinking an OMNI VI Plus that I own
would be a good choice as a donation for the club station. It's simple to
operate and the front end does not fold back power right away when the SWR
rises above 2:1. Am I right?
Looking for a rig as close to foolproof as possible.
73,
John, W3ULS
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