Do you know the name of the Omni VI+ You tube video??
.....Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Volpe" <kg6tt@arrl.net>
To: <TenTec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 4:29 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Subject: Omni VI Plus the Best?
> Ed,
>
> Hard to say.... probably cause hams are so different from one another in
> so many ways. :) In my case I've owned so many Ten-Tec rigs in 40 years,
> and all had interesting personalities. However on the high end of
> performance I owned a genuine Omn-VI + for a number of years and was
> very happy.... and then I gave in to pressure (my own) to sell it, my
> Paragon, and a few other TT rigs so I could by my Orion. That was in
> 2005. While I REALLY like my Orion... (doubt I would sell it but might
> replace it with an Orion II if my hobby budget improves), especially for
> DXing (love that second receiver... linked with LP-PAN to CW Skimmer....
> hmmmmm). Anyway I found that as much as I really got to love this Orion
> I just missed the simplicity and directness of the Omni-VI+. Since I
> really understand "the grass being greener on the other side..." I took
> my sweat time till I bought another IV+....about four years. I saw them
> advertised for sale and considered and considered, then finally I found
> a really nice Omni-VI, opt 3 on eBay. It is now on my left operating on
> 30-meters. Full of filters (looking for the 500Hz center frequency,
> 250Hz wide, 9 MHz Filter..... rare). So as far as I'm concerned owning
> and using both these fine rigs was and is the right solution for me
> (light contesting, dedicated DXer, and overall CW, SSB ragchewer). Best
> of both worlds!
>
> Scott Robins, formerly of Ten-Tec, made an interesting 10-minute Ten-Tec
> TV video regarding the Omni-VI Plus. Came out about a year ago and can
> be found on the Ten-Tec site as well as on YouTube. Very interesting
> watch for those who never actually owned one. Lots of other videos
> regarding TT gear there too.
>
> Is the Omni-VI+ the best? I would state that for me its functionality
> and performance have never let me down. There sure seems to be a wild
> used market for this rig and it is maintaining its used price very well,
> while the Orion's used price continues to drop (becoming a better value
> with each new day)... soon they will be about the same price I suppose.
> However I see the Omni-VI+ and Orion as really supporting two different
> markets, with there being a significantly smaller market of hams who are
> trying to squeeze out the very last drop of performance, ergo the Orion.
>
> Sure glad Ten-Tec continues to survive as a viable alternative.
>
> 73,
>
> Jerry, KG6TT
>
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