[TenTec] post sweepstakes

[N1SW]

Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales wrote:

> Mmmmmm......
>
> The Omni-VI is a great contest rig - no question.
>
> Still.....
>
> After using SO2R this weekend in SS CW with an Omni-VI Plus
> and an Orion, I'd wish I'd gotten off my lazy *** and taken the
> second Orion home out of the visitor's radio room to use instead
> of the other Omni.  I decided I didn't want to take it down there,
> re-arrange the desk....I don't know what I was thinking.
>
> I loaned my Orion to K4JNY three weeks ago so he could get
> some pre-contest air time on it before this fall's contest season.
> Jeff ran 1300+ QSO's running 15 meter single band with our new
> 6/6 long boom stack (erected on Oct. 17), the Orion and Titan
> 425 in CQ WW SSB.  Went great for SS, but I had to stifle the
> urge to keep moving the Orion to the run band - would have been
> solved had I just brought the second one with me.  Next time....
>
> 73
> Scott Robbins W4PA
>
>
> At 04:01 PM 11/8/04 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> Almost indisputable Al!! My Orion sat silent ......I just have no
>> confidence in it operating for 30 hours
>> continious, with no failures. It is, as you say, personal
>> choice/opinion. To change bandwidth, on the Plus, you punch one
>> button and if necessary, fiddle with PBT. With the Orion, there are
>> just too many controls to vary; if you happen to be running a high
>> rate of Q's, turning knobs is the last thing you want to be doing.
>> All personal choice.
>>
>> Tom - W4BQF
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alfred Lorona" <w6wqc at dslextreme.com>
>> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 2:17 PM
>> Subject: [TenTec] post sweepstakes
>>
>>
>> > Post sweepstakes comment. The Omni VI + remains the best cw
>> contest rig ever
>> > designed and crafted by man or beast not only for it's superb
>> performance
>> > but for ease of operation in a contest environment.
>> >
>> > Having said that, results depend on 15.23 percent equipment and
>> 84.77
>> > percent operator. Feel free to dispute this ratio.
>> >
>> > 73, AL w6wqc
>> >
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I use an old OMNI C and the comment 'What QRM?'  seems to surface in my 
mind.  The best CW rigs ever made and this an old rig with just a 250 
filter.  Sitting between two high power stations is great and pleasnt 
operating.  When I gorw up, perhaps I'll get a newer version.  Presently 
only 59 years young.  Great contest, I am glad the solar flare waited 
until this morning to cloud the airwaves.
73
Ernie
N1SW