[TenTec] Ten-Tec OMNI VI+ Vade Mecum Quick Reference Card

[Bruce Prior]

What’s a vade mecum?  "Vade mecum" means literally "go with me" in Latin.  
According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, it is "something carried about 
by a person for constant use, reference, etc., as a handbook or manual."

This double-sided laminated 7 1/2 X 9 7/8 inch vade mecum quick reference 
card is intended first as a handy reference for Ten-Tec OMNI VI+ owners who 
have already read the Operator’s Manual.  Even long-term OMNI VI+ owners can 
use the vade mecum to remind them of a number of features of this 
sophisticated transceiver which they may have neglected.  Reading through 
the vade mecum would be a fine warm-up before a major operating event.  It’s 
also great for amateur radio operators who want to learn more about the OMNI 
VI+  "bells and whistles"  before buying the rig.

The Ten-Tec OMNI VI+ is a competition-grade all-mode transceiver covering 
the amateur bands from 160-m through 10-m.  Its receiver quality is 
generally acknowledged to be superior to any other transceiver in its price 
class.  The receiver is not designed for general coverage or AM mode. It is 
optimized without compromise for the modes which most radio amateurs 
actually use, including the new ones generated by computer.

The vade mecum quick reference card is divided into two sections:

BASIC CONTROLS
The most important uses for each control, button, switch and knob on the 
OMNI VI+ are summarized.  Unlike many other transceivers on the market, 
day-to-day control of the OMNI VI+ can be accomplished through these 
immediately-accessible front-panel facilities.  The rig is sized generously 
for desktop operation, so these basic controls are widely spaced and easy to 
access.

USER OPTION MENUS
	There are three separate user option menus containing a total of 16 items, 
five in Menu 1, four in Menu 2 and seven in Menu 3.  After initial set-up 
operators will seldom change these items, but when moving, say, from using 
the transceiver for rag-chewing to preparing it for a contest weekend, the 
vade mecum makes changing the user options easy.

ORDERS
The OMNI-VI+ Vade Mecum is available from Kairos Research, 853 Alder Street, 
Blaine, WA  98230-8030 USA for $5.00 each, plus $1.00 shipping to US, Canada 
and Mexico.  Shipping to the rest of the world:  $3.00.  Washington State 
residents please add $0.49 sales tax.  Please remit send a cheque or money 
order payable in US dollars, plus your name and mailing address.  Vade Mecum 
card sets are also available for the Yaesu FT-817 and the 2-band or 4-band 
Elecraft K1 for $6.00 each plus shipping.


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