My apologies Neal for beating the dead horse so to speak.... Please don't hate
yourself for asking.
The reason I was asking was because a local ham offered me a loaded O IV+ at
bargain price because of reason #4 (he needed money). I initially was
interested in buying and heard the rumblings months back about rigs coming back
from TT unrepaired because they had logic bd issues.
I passed on the deal for reason #2 (news of maint shortcomings)
Been thinking about it and wondering if I did the right thing. Still think most
semi's on my Omni V are still obtainable. I could get a processor from N4PY if
I wanted to upgrade and have a spare.
Anyway I'll leave the dead horse to his dirt nap........
73 and thanks for the input,
George
--- On Wed, 2/9/11, NL7VL <neal.laugman@gmail.com> wrote:
From: NL7VL <neal.laugman@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Why are so many dumping their OMNI VI Transceivers ????
To: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 5:47 PM
Hello George,
Well - you're a bit late to the discussion, and I think it's pretty much
a dead horse. But to summarize:
Ten Tec would have a difficult time fixing a logic board if there were
serious problems. This is because more than just a couple of the parts
are not made anymore, or they cannot find a reliable source. That's
what Ten-Tec saids.
Why are there more than one or two for sale? Who knows, but opinions
are:
1) Coincidence;
2) The news about maintenance shortcomings;
3) Ops are ready to get a Eagle, Jupiter, or Orion;
4) Money is tight these days.
#4 did not come up in the discussion but I think it belongs on the
list. Your guess is as good as anyones. I thin most on this list that
have one (me included) are not to worries about any of it. Someone else
can have a go at it, but I think everyone is tired of this discussion,
so it's not your fault if no one else gives you a reply.
I'm going to hate myself for asking, but why are *you* asking?
--
Neal, NL7VL
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On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:24:54 -0800 (PST)
George Stern <k2jyl@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Still running an Omni V here and I love it. Any truth to the rumors
>Ive heard about parts particularly the processor being obsolete and
>unavailable from Ten Tec for the Omni VI rigs? Could this be way folks
>may be selling them? 73, George
>
>--- On Sat, 2/5/11, Jeff Kelly <jkelly@bellatlantic.net> wrote:
>
>
>From: Jeff Kelly <jkelly@bellatlantic.net>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Why are so many dumping their OMNI VI
>Transceivers ???? To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
><tentec@contesting.com> Date: Saturday, February 5, 2011, 1:07 PM
>
>
>What is a Omni VI+ worth in a trade for an Eagle?
>
>Jeff
>K2SDR
>
>
>> Tom, in my case I traded my Omni VI+ (which I loved), matching
>> speaker-p/s and 238 tuner in toward the purchase of a new Eagle.
>> I also reclaimed a lot of real estate on my operating desk.
>>
>> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
>>
>> On 2/4/2011 10:16 PM, tom stewart wrote:
>> > Did I miss something?
>> >
>> > I will not let go of mine- it stays for the duration.
>> >
>> >
>> > Tom N7ESE
>> >
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