My experience using the Omni VII on AM parallels Bob's story.
I have used the Omni VII to check into a long standing group of AM hams
who mostly live in and around Chicago, and they say my Omni VII sounds
great. I generally use a headset (AtudioTechnica BPHS-1 or a Shure
SM-2) with no EQ on transmit or receive. Bass roll-off is about 225 Hz
-- exactly the same as what I run on SSB and they say I sound really good.
I also follow Bob's technique of tuning in SSB, but I tune at a bit
lower power than he states, and simply switch to AM when it is my turn,
and that is it, nothing more. It is a lot of fun because these are some
of the most courteous hams I have ever met on the air.
I follow Bob's technique... as he was one of the few hams who did not
blow me off when I was a really new ham and needed a less technical
explanation of how to use the amp properly. Good teachers can explain
stuff on many levels. But I won't say more, lest he blush.
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On 2/25/2014 5:27 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
I find that my Omni VII on AM sounds quite good.
I run the Omni VII at about 20 watts out as that is adequate to drive
the amp to about 200 watts of carrier or
about 800 watts PEP.
Speaking of amps on AM. First one should tune the amp to full rated
output using the TUNE mode typically at 100 watts and then switch to
the AM mode on the radio.
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