[TenTec] Omni V N4PY CPU Upgrade

[Rick Williams]

Okay I'll bite!

I am a fairly casual operator working some CW and mostly SSB.  I chase DX,
rag chew and spend a lot of time listening.

I have had the N4PY Omni V.9 upgrade for almost 5 years and LOVE it.  It
provides the rig with direct keyboard entry of frequencies, band stacking
registers and a real CI-V serial port plus more.

My main reason for the mod was the serial port - all the rest was a bonus.
I have the rig tied into Logger32 and it works very well.  (I found that the
stock Omni V does not work well with most logging software.)  If you're
interested in all the features look at:

   http://www3.telus.net/ve7tk/omni_V9.pdf

On the down side.  You lose the WWV beeper - sigh!!! - and the voice board
function if you have one.  The down side (and it doesn't impact my CW - I
wish) is if you operate CW at or above 35 wpm.  Apparently the CPU just
isn't fast enough.

Would I go back to the stock CPU.  Simple answer is NO.  If I sell the rig
I, of course, have the stock CPU if needed.

As for the buttons.  Well I was likely the first to ask for buttons after
Carl and the factory provided the Enter, Shift and Clear without a problem.
Others have developed labels that go directly over the existing keys.  A
search of the Archives should give you some examples and perhaps contacts.

Good luck.

73, 

Rick 
VE7TK

Website:  http://www3.telus.net/ve7tk  


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To: 	tentec at contesting.com
Subject: 	[TenTec] Omni V N4PY CPU Upgrade
From: 	w9qp at comcast.net
Reply-to: 	tentec at contesting.com
Date: 	Sat, 15 Jan 2005 04:34:11 +0000
List-post: 	<mailto:tentec at contesting.com>

I am debating if I should made the mod changes to my Omni V which I
purchased 
used a few weeks ago. Does this mod make that much of a difference in it's
day 
to day operation, is it something I can't live without? I did purchase the
CPU 
upgrade and I guess a little push from someone who has implemented this
change 
is what I need.

I want to keep the rig looking like a factory unit so I was wondering if 
someone would know how to get hold of the new push buttons required for the 
mod, "Enter", "Shift" and "Clear". I called Ten Tec and they don't have any.

Thanks ahead of time for your comments and suggestions.

John W9QP