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[TenTec] 3rd Party Omni-6 Firmware?

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Subject: [TenTec] 3rd Party Omni-6 Firmware?
From: k8do@email.msn.com (k8do)
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 08:56:58 -0500
I have the same rig, and, like you,  I seldom do phone preferring CW,
mostly...  I prefer my audio without the DSP which adds slight distortion...

But, having said that Duane, my immediate thought when you stated that the
DSP "degrades" the SSB audio makes me wonder if your shift control is
correctly adjusted (internally) when in the 12 o'clock position? And,
whether you need a fresh alignment from the factory?  This is my fourth Omni
VI series box (a plain Jane VI, a series two upgrade, and two factory VI+)
and among the things I have learned is that the internal oscillators drift
with aging... If your rig is over a year old, you may want to consider a
factory realignment to get the signal stream back into the centers of the
filters/dsp...  It may make a marked difference in the functioning of your
audio dsp (NR) on SSB...  Also, most of the species will have a 40 to 80
cycle error in the frequency readout within 3 months from being new
(component aging) and will benefit from a factory tweak...


Denny  -  K8DO

----- Original Message -----
From: "dbudd" <w5ben@arrl.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 8:14 AM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] 3rd Party Omni-6 Firmware?


>
> Bob, K4TAX, said:
>
> "I use the NR function most of
> if not all of the time on SSB."
>
> Interesting. In my Omni VI +3 the NR degrades the audio in
> SSB (not that I work SSB all that much!). I usually turn it
> off.  I use it nearly all the time with the digital modes,
> which I work almost exclusively.
>
>
> Duane Budd
> w5ben@arrl.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Bob & Linda McGraw K4TAX
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 10:05 AM
> To: Eric Rosenberg
> Cc: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 3rd Party Omni-6 Firmware?
>
>
>
> Eric and all:
>
> While I've read the other comments and etc., I'd like to see
> the NR
> function remain in memory as other modes.  I use the NR
> function most of
> if not all of the time on SSB.  When the radio is turned off
> and then
> turned back on, all other modes and functions remain as I
> left
> them........ except for the NR function.
>
> 73
> Bob K4TAX
>
> Eric Rosenberg wrote:
> >
> > While I thoroughly enjoy my Omni-6 Plus, there are some
> missing
> > features in the firmware that would make it even better.
> While I
> > haven't spoken with them on the subject, it appears that
> Ten Tec
> > doesn't seem inclined to make any changes.
> >
> > Has anyone considered re-working the firmware a la Jack
> Ghiel for the
> > Omni-6 Plus?
> >
> > The two features I would like to see added: visual
> indication of
> > transmitting (Ghiel added a  "star" on the display), and
> the ability to
> > key the radio on the interface (RS-232) line.
> >
> > Anyone else interested?  What would it take to convince TT
> to add these
> > features?
> >
> > Comments?
> >
> > Eric W3DQ
> > Washington, DC
> >
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