[TenTec] Omni VI+ vs Icom 756-Pro

[George, W5YR]

Nathan, I have to echo your statements based upon my experience with the
PRO over the past several months.

But, I would take minor issue with the notion that the spectrum scope, dual
receive, keyers, etc. are "bells and whistles." Maybe a few years back they
would have been considered as such, but any "current" top-line radio should
have those capabilities. They, and the other features of the PRO, are now
just as vital a part of my operating tool kit as the more customary
features that we all discovered a few years ago and have come to expect on
a quality radio.

I am *not* saying that the OMNI VI is not a good radio - it is just a very
different radio from the PRO in its design and implementation. The PRO and
the tools it provides happen to fit my needs almost perfectly, and with
nearly 56 years of knob-twisting to look back upon, I have worked up some
pretty good "needs."   <:} I am sure that many others feel exactly the same
about their OMNI VI!

But, "bells and whistles?" Nope, not any longer . . .

72/73, George  W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas QRP-L 1373 NETXQRP 6	       
Fairview, TX   30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county   EM13qe   
Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 55th year and it just keeps getting better!
Icom IC-756PRO #02121  Kachina #91900556  IC-765 #02437


Nathan Moreschi wrote:
> 
> The IC 756 PRO is a far better radio than the OMNI VI. I owned and OMNI VI
> for seven years and loved and recently upgraded to a PRO three months ago.
> The DSP filtering is awesome as is the spectrum scope, dual receive, cw and
> voice keyers and all of the other bells and whistles. I loved the OMNI VI,
> but it is old on a technology basis. The rig for me is the PRO.

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