I have an Argonaut 509. My antenna is a full wave horizontal loop about 12 to 18 ft above ground. What matching device between the loop and the rig will have the least loss while getting the most si
Terry, N4TZ/9 has touched on an important point that has long been a priority on my list of receiver specifications that are relevant and those that are less relevant. Two tone IMD is not at the top
Easy way to check for keying chirp on an Omni 6+, or any other rig for that matter, is to put it on 160 meters and listen to the 16 th harmonic on the ten meter band. Any chirp will be magnified 16 t
I always though of the Orion as a 'Republican' radio: It doesn't 'tax' your budget, it's not 'multi-cultural', the government didn't buy it for me and most folks describe the audio as "fair and balan
During a WW11 Navy tour, I got my copying speed up to 65 wpm in a couple of weeks copying the press stations of the day. As I recall, I never had any problem whatsoever doing it. I have absolutely no
Post sweepstakes comment. The Omni VI + remains the best cw contest rig ever designed and crafted by man or beast not only for it's superb performance but for ease of operation in a contest environme
Skip wrote, referring to the Orion: Gee! I thought the Omni VI + manual was at the head of the 'It sucks!' list. Fortunately, it is offset by the superb performance of the rig itself. 73, Al, w6wqc P
Tnx, Stuart, I scoured the web site and could not find such an animal. I bought my rig on July, 1998, serial no. 04A10018. I am capable of fixing whatever may go wrong provided I have adequate docume
In all the talk about Tentec QSK I am curious on how you break: One dot or one dash? Series of dots and/or dashes? Hold down a straight key for a moment? Repeatedly try one of the above until it work
I am mildly surprised that one of the more valuable attributes of the Omni VI is that it is still (perhaps the only) rig that can still be worked on/repaired/modified by the owner. Try that on the te
Fellow hams. Fairly recent prolonged and carefully structured tests by several renowned European hams have shown that our rigs are as good as they have to be. Perhaps the most severe nasty strong sig
Nothwithstanding the regurgitation of the flexibility of an SDR, the original question pertained specifically to the advantages/disadvantages in a contesting environment. Not being an owner/operator