[TenTec] OMNI VI Receive Audio Mod.

[Richard B Drake]

You know, I don't expect my communications receiver to sound like
my stereo with its 5 channel surround sound and expensive Bose
speakers. I also don't expect to play Beethoven's 5'th on it. What
I do expect it to do is dig intelligible signals out of heavy
noise and interference. I expect to be able to hear QRP signals
from thousands of miles away well enough communicate. The Omni 6+
with the standard 2.4 KHZ, 1.8 KHZ, and DSP filters does that very
very well. On CW the cascaded 250HZ filters will dig an S1 signal
out of a thunder storm. My stereo won't do that!! What it boils
down to is using the right tool for the job at hand. And, by the
way guys, please don't offer to sell me anything that has been
butchered with non factory mods. If it's not a stock radio, I
wouldn't give a plugged nickel for it.

----
73, Rich - W3ZJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Duane A Calvin
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 19:30 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VI Receive Audio Mod.
>
>
>
> Like that old auto mechanic story - "The part cost me
> 39 cents, but
> knowing what part to replace cost you $150!
>
> When mine arrives I'm going to install with the stock
> 2.4 kHz filters and
> I also have the 2nd IF 1.8 kHz filter as well.  I don't
> want 2.8 kHz
> filters in mine since about the only time I'm on SSB is
> a contest here
> and there.  I'll report here how it seems to me once I
> get it in and
> check it out.  (Subjective comments only since I have
> no measurement
> equipment to go further.)
>
>         73,  Duane
>
>
> On Mon, 05 Mar 2001 01:12:33 -0500 Arthur Bernstein
> <n2ka@optonline.net>
> writes:
> >
> > Was just wondering. Regarding the audio mod for the
> OMNI VI from
> > International Radio, is the whole mod. "kit" just 3
> parts and some
> > instructions?
> > Also, anyone do it whose VI had the original filters
> (2.4 khz), not
> > the
> > IRC's 2.8? If so, what did you notice? Is there any
> affect on CW,
> > that
> > is negative? Hard to believe whole kit is only 3
> little parts for
> > $20.00??
> > &3,
> > Art, N2KA..
> >
> >
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> Duane A. Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
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