[TenTec] what to do?

[Del Seay]

Hi Doug: I won't get into the contest of  whether you
should trade or not. All I can do is to let you know my experience as an
owner of both.
The OMNI-6 is a much better radio, but there are
places that the OMNI-V cleans it's clock.

OMNI-V:
    Great QSK and keying
     Easier to use, due to all functions are handles by
     controls instead of a menu.
     Has bad birdie problem.
     Heterodyne oscillators need periodic alignment to
     keep calibration correct.
     Has a calendar for us dummies who can't
     remember the GMT date.

OMNI-6+:
     Of course has DSP
     Many more functions with optional filters, tuning
     rates, etc..
     Has cured the birdie problem.
     Heterodyne oscillators are phase locked to a clock
     and very seldom need setting.
     Keying and QSK are not up to the OMNI-V
     quality. The leading edge of the waveform is
     almost vertical. QSK is pumpy, not what you find
     in the five. (The above have been addressed on
     this reflector as to cures. Mine is now much better)

There you go, Doug. This is my experience, and I
think you'll find the same comments from most of the
guys who have owned both.
73,  de KL7HF



-----Original Message-----
From: BDrum5555 <BDrum5555@aol.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:46 PM
Subject: [TenTec] what to do?


>Hey guys I think this might be a question that may be a little bit
different
>but here it goes.
>  I have just sold some old radios that I didn't need anymore so I could by
a
>Herculesll amp.  Well I was about to call Scott at TT and have him send me
one
>but I happened to have a nice talk with a guy on 18m the other day.  He
said
>that he was using a Omni 6+ .  I then told him I was going to by the
Hercules
>amp.  He told me if I were him, I should sell my Omni 5 and get the Omni 6+
>instead of using the money on the amp.  He thought the 6+ was of better
value
>to me than the amp and I would really like it more than the 5.
>Most of my hamming is just fun, little dx and some cw.
>  So what do you think?
>Thanks
>Doug KF6BKH
>PS.  I do not have the money to buy both!



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