http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c76_qv2WuDs
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Dave Edwards <kd2e@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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