[TenTec] Omni VI confusion again

[Steve N4LQ]

Wow this is an oldie. The Omni VI was model 563. The Omni VI+ was model 564. 
Putting option 3 on a 563 makes it act just like a 564 but it is still a 563 
with option 3 upgrade.
Pretend that the only difference between a Mustang and a Mustang GT is that 
the GT has a V8. Take the 6 banger out of the Mustang, slap in a V8 and you 
now have the same thing as a GT but it's still a Mustang with a V8. Is the 
GT better? No. Is the GT worth more? Yes. Why? Because it's a GT.
Now as for those Omni VI+ batteries. Leaving the power supply turned on has 
nothing to do with batteries lasting longer.

Steve N4LQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Lowman" <jmlowman at sbcglobal.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI confusion


>I thought that, with the option 3 upgrade to the original Omni VI, it 
>became an VI Plus from an electronic standpoint.
> Scott, can you weigh in on this again?
>
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
>
> Barry N1EU wrote:
>
>>Ken Brown <ken.d.brown at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I thought that an option 3 upgrade was something that could be done to a 
>>>non-plus version of an Omni VI to make it nearly identical to an Omni VI 
>>>Plus, and an Omni VI Plus couldn't have an option 3 upgrade.
>>>
>>
>>You're correct Ken.  Any Omni 6 with an option upgrade is not an Omni 6+. 
>>Some owners/sellers improperly refer to their upgraded sixes as pluses.
>>
>>73,
>>Barry N1EU
>>
>
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