[TenTec] Omni VI+ vs Kenwood TS-2000

[w9qp at comcast.net]

Richy:

I appreciate the comments you made about the radios. I am going to give it a little more time before I decide. Thanks again.

John  W9QP

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> 
> We can only help you compare the HF aspects of both rigs as the Omni obviously 
> lacks this feature. If convenience of having all bands is your bag the the 
> TS-2000 may appeal to you more.. If having a cutting edge HF radio which is only 
> rivaled by some of the best out there, then the Omni VI+ is the right choice.. 
> 
> I had the Omni V, VI and the plus and found the VI to have the quietest rx of 
> them all. The plus had some artifacts from the dsp processor running and this 
> somehow was evident in the rx AF path IMHO.. The radio had an RX just as good as 
> the VI but the noise added by the advanced DSP was evident although this didnt 
> have much of an effect on the overall rx quality, it was just there.. The 
> TS-2000 is a good rig, not the best that Kenwood had offered.. 
> 
> The TS-870 is by far a better Kenwood HF radio as I found most of the 
> qualities of the TS-2000 to be ok or middle of the road in comparison.. The DSP 
> is good, the rx is good, TX audio is very good, the tuner is ok and overall is a 
> good value.. The Omni's I have mentioned are top notch HF rigs which will give 
> you RX characteristics which simply cannot be duplicated on other platforms. The 
> only radio I've found (of those vintages) that could compare and came from 
> another source would be the Yaesu FT1000. 
> 
> Others may have different opinions, please pass them along.. Richy N2ZD 
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