A little confusing..
Is TRLog saying they will not support the oMNI VI ? And TT should make it
like the 850 ?
-----Original Message-----
From: Dale L. Martin <kg5u@hal-pc.org>
To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: October 07, 1999 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [TenTec] Pegasus Programmin Specification, Downloadable
>
> Software is a main product of Ten Tec, has
>>been for some time.
>
>Larry, et al,
>It's been a product of their hardware for some time. I'm not
>sure it might be viewed (even by them?) as a "main" product.
>
>Larry Tyree, N6TR, writer of TRLog contest logging software has
>for a long, long time wished Ten-Tec would change their code.
>
>Witness this recent (last night) posting of his reply to a TRLog
>subscriber:
>
>Quote
>> I am really enjoying the enhanced control that TRLog gives me
>with my
>> newly-acquired TS-850 compared to my Omni VI. One thing that I
>have
>> noticed, though, is that when I am in the S&P mode and use the
>shift keys
>> to change frequency, the rig makes annoying "beeps", which make
>it
>> difficult to hear the signals you are trying to tune in. Is
>there some way
>> to turn this off on the 850, or is it a TRLog "feature"?
>
>You need to disable the beeps in the 850. I forget if it is a
>volume control inside the radio that you need to turn down - or
>if it can be disabled with one of the menus.
>
>At least that is better than having to put a piece of black tape
>on
>the front panel of the Yaesu radios!
>
>About the Omni VI - I still wish TenTec would adopt the Kenwood
>format
>as an option. It isn't that hard to implement two command sets
>and
>let the user decide. This would open to door up to making the
>Omni
>VI play with TR Log as well as the 850.
>
>Tree
>unquote
>
>Apparently, there are things in software that can and cannot be
>done with the firmware the Omni VI contains. It is a bit
>disconcerting to see and hear about the 'other guys' ability to
>do things and the Omni VI can't (Shift keys have no effect on my
>Omni VI). I guess we're back to the "better receiver"
>comparison.
>
>73,
>dale, kg5u
>
>
>
>
>
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