[TenTec] Re: Post Sweepstakes: FWIW

[John Rippey]

FWIW, my experience in the CQ SSB and the ARRL SS was as follows. A 
barefoot OMNI VI gave me everything I needed and more in the CQ SSB. 
Amazing performance on both receive and transmit. A modified FT-920 and the 
OMNI VI tied in the SS for CW receiver performance. On CW, I find the 
FT-920 generally easier to use--more amenities--but the OMNI VI is always 
there to step in if/when needed.

How strange that after four years of diddling with a bunch of transceivers 
(not including the PRO II or the Orion) I end up with the Omni VI and the 
(modified) FT-920 sitting side by side and the others either sold or up for 
sale.

I use two Carolina Windoms up about 45 feet from a QTH 150 feet over the 
Potomac River, about half a mile inshore on the Virginia side across from 
St. Clement's Island. Based on my experience, I think there is something to 
the notion of location, location, . . .

73,
John, W3ULS