[TenTec] Re Please tell me about the TT Omni VI+

[Steve N4LQ]

See what I mean Rob? You can't make a single negative statement about TenTec 
without getting bombarded by the same old defensive comments like 
"Yacomwoods have even worse problems." You can work on TenTecs but not on 
yacomwoods." " TenTec is more friendly" etc etc. Nothing helpful, just the 
same ole stuff and then finally you are asked to just go out and buy a 
Kenwood and get off the reflector.
I never see this kind of action on the Icom reflector. Wonder why? BTW: I 
had a lightning hit on my Pro2 which was 1 week past the warranty period. I 
called ICOM and spoke to the service manager. He was American, spoke perfect 
english (better than I do) and offered to honor the warranty anyway. After 
shipping the rig, I waited to allow time for it to arrive, gave him a call 
and he moved me to the top of the list. Total turnaround time was 2 days 
plus UPS shipping time. Maybe they have learned a few lessons somewhere?
As for working on TenTec gear. It did in fact used to be very easy back when 
they used through hole parts but now their stuff is all SMT  so we lost that 
advantage. Now, very few of use will be able to so much as change a 
resistor!
Steve N4LQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JOHN" <ku3g at yahoo.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re Please tell me about the TT Omni VI+


> Hi Rob, if your happy with your kenwood and yaesu rigs thats great, just 
> try and repair that kenwood or ask kenwood a question in regards to 
> something that may seem a little bit oa a nusiance or whatever too you. 
> Oh they'll respond alright with an e-mail their answer is genaerally do a 
> reset.  I have had both rigs you mentioned and they can't hold a candle to 
> the omni 6 .  My suggestion to you is to get on their reflectors where 
> your remarks might be appreciated,  even better buy an omni 6 and see what 
> your missing.  Oh by the way if you want great audio go on AM .
> 73 john ku3g
>
> "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Scott, W4PA, seems to have taken issue with some of my advice to a ham
> asking about the wisdom of an Omni VI purchase. Now Scott you are a nice
> fellow, but you are also in the business of selling Ten Tec rigs. I think
> my comments were reasonable and fair and I stand by them. You may focus on
> measurement numbers for receiver performance tests which I notice folks on
> this list seem to do often, but I submit these do not tell the whole tale
> when it comes to overall transceiver performance, build quality, 
> reliability
> and modern convenience. For example, as an SSB operator, the questioning
> ham may find a transmit monitor, so he can hear himself through his
> headphones when transmitting, convenient. This is something lacking with
> the Omni VI. Let us suppose the receiver specs on the Omni VI indicate
> performance that is superior to the Kenwood and Yaesu rigs I mentioned. I
> doubt if the difference is noticable, or noticable most of the time. Since
> I'm interested in merely helping someone and am no more than a ham with a
> computer and an opinion, I do not desire to become involved in some sort 
> of
> protracted nit picking debate. I will simply respond to the comments to
> date: It is true that I stated at some point in the past that some
> problems with Ten Tec rigs (the Omni VI may have been the topic however I
> have also heard of RF in audio difficulties with the Jupiter) were 
> probably
> due to installation errors. I doubt if that has changed. On the other
> hand, I do think the current JA gear seems to be more robust at dealing 
> with
> RF coming into the rig from unwanted sources. For example, I can pop off
> the cover on my TS870 and find ferrite chokes on the dc supply leads 
> inside
> the rig. I don't recall seeing anything like that on my Omni VI and 
> Corsair
> II. If I am mistaken please correct me. Perhaps things have changed.
> Until then I make no apologies for having an evolving opinion.
>
> While the hamfest price reductions are nice, they do this fellow whom I
> assume was not there, little good. What are the current factory direct 
> used
> prices?
> Re the Google audio search: A google search of some topic hardly proves
> anything. I can search for NASA Moon Landing Hoax and get a lot of hits.
> Does that make it true?
>
> As for the INRAD audio mod, if you already have an Omni VI and you don't
> want to buy a new rig, the mod is better than nothing in the sense that it
> offers some improvment. However if someone is starting from scratch there
> are options out there using DSP beyond noise reduction that offer several
> different frequency response ranges that are not possible with the Omni VI
> available IF xtal filters. However, since this is not what the original
> questioner was interested in, and it is he whom I wish to stay focused on, 
> I
> will not belabor this point.
>
> 73,
> Rob/K5UJ
>
> p.s. note to anyone attempting the INRAD mod: I advise removing the stock
> carrier null pots (I think they are R7 and R8) and installing 20 turn trim
> pots (Mouser is one source, about $2.50 ea.) as they make finding the null
> much easier when you have the carrier right up against the 2.8 KHz filter
> skirt, and they hold the null longer.
>
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