The Omni VI is a great radio one of the 4 radios I own . Audio mods and filters
it does a good job and you just talk no playing with knobs or anything
Easy to use .
But don’t tell anyone hihi
Byron AC9PA
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> On Jul 28, 2018, at 11:39 AM, Greg S via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> Oh....on a side note, My Omni VI Plus, with an SDRPlay does almost all of the
> same stuff, covers much more frequency, allows 4 or 5 different software
> flavors, and I can operate the TenTec just like I always did, when I don’t
> feel like turning on the computer..... I have under $1000 in all of it
> including the PC. :-).
> Greg, KC8HXO
>
> Sent from my Linux device
>
>> On Jul 28, 2018, at 09:05, Byron Cordes via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Yes the Orion doesn’t have all the bells it does have the whistle! I do like
>> the way it handles 160 . Turn down gain 1/2 or so and signals weak and
>> strong sound great.
>> Yes the Orion is showing it’s age! But it was the best radio out there for
>> years! Maybe there are better radios now but not many and none for the price
>> of a used Orion
>> Myself I use 4 different radios each has there high and low ‘s . I think
>> radios are a lot like antennas , one can never have to many !
>> What will be interesting is seeing where the radio manufacturers go from
>> here . Icom has changed the game with the 7300 (sold thousands!) a good
>> radio that does a lot of things good . What will Yaesu Kenwood and the
>> others bring out? There’s a small market for $6000 radios( Flex Elecraft and
>> the other flag ships) or will the manufacturers slowly have sales go down
>> (because of brand loyalty )
>> There might be fewer manufacturers in 5 years , there will thousands of used
>> 7300 where those owner might want to up grade. There are just a few new Ham
>> getting in to this sport and a lot of us are old. So probably less Radio
>> sales ,less money , less manufacturers to build less radio . Maybe I
>> better get another Orion !
>> Byron AC9PA
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Jul 27, 2018, at 2:12 PM, Keith Hanson <ac9s@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I purchased an OII at Dayton the first year they came out and couldn't have
>>> been more happy. It was fully loaded including the remote pod and served
>>> me well for many years. The only thing it appeared to lack was a
>>> reasonable panadapter / waterfall display which Ten Tec faithfully promised
>>> me year after year at Dayton and never delivered. I would have been happy
>>> with the equivalent of my 756Pro display, but it never appeared. However,
>>> time marches; I replaced the OII in the main position with a Flex 6700 /
>>> Maestrocombination several years ago and relegated the Orion to back-up
>>> duty.
>>>
>>> Honestly, with the exception of AGC slope, I find the Flex to be superior
>>> in every respect. I have done numerous A/B comparisons and I don't think
>>> there was ever a time when the Orion receiver would have delivered better
>>> than the Flex. The Flex Panafall display, a combination panadapter /
>>> waterfall, makes pile-ups easy and is wonderful on "dead" bands. I rarely
>>> listen to the "split" anymore in a pile-up, I can tell where DX is
>>> listening by spreading the pile-up across the entire screen and seeing
>>> calling stations. Plus the ability to look at all the bands simultaneously
>>> during a contest changes that part of the equation.
>>>
>>> Bottom line for me now is that although I have lobbied for on OIII for
>>> years I don't think I would buy one if it were offered - unless somehow it
>>> were to beat Flex SmartSDR at its game. That is doubtful, but I'll keep an
>>> open mind.
>>>
>>> Keith - AC9S
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