[TenTec] Omni6+ and Opt3

[Clark Savage Turner]

The OMNI-6 option 3 is said to be equivalent in specs to the plus.  It 
has the same features.  There are just a few small changes to the plus, 
all surface mounted components on the boards, the TCXO standard, a small 
change to the CW shift scheme.  There are good reasons to want the older 
version (at home repairability is better, some think the "microchirp" 
issue is easier to deal with) and reasons to want the "real" plus (later 
production, surface mount technology, TCXO is already in there...)

I have the first run OMNI VI and had the factory do the option 3 
upgrade.  Oldest and newest at the same time.  Either radio really gives 
you the OMNI experience.

Clark
WA3JPG

On Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at 06:12 AM, Duane A Calvin wrote:

> Vern, they are essentially the same, however an Omni Opt 3 could be
> several years older than the VI+.  The earlier one may not have the
> crystal oven that stays on whenever +13.6V is applied, as all VI+'s do.
> I'm sure there were other minor changes throughout the radio, but 
> nothing
> major.  If I remember correctly, the major changes were related to 
> adding
> the filter positions and improving the DSP.  Not sure what else changed
> in the Opt 3, but at it's pricing they certainly didn't replace
> everything but the chassis.  So, buying a VI+ means you'll most likely
> get a later version of the cards.
>
>         73,  Duane
>
>
> On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:31:44 -0500 "Vern Kunes" <vern at mantlelamp.com>
> writes:
>> Just wondering if anyone could tell me the differences in the Omni 6+
>> and the Omni 6 Option 3 factory upgrade? Are they, for all purposes,
>> the same? Thanks.