[TenTec] Yep -- Omni VII

[Grant Youngman]

> The requirement to have general-coverage on receive has 
> always puzzled me.  

> But how many of us
> actually tune the shortwave broadcast bands?

General coverage receive and transmit is essential to services other than
the Amateur Radio Service.  MARS, for example.  MARS, contrary to common
mythology, is NOT dead.  Some MARS frequencies are close to the ham bands
(typically local/regional nets), but many are a long ways away.

Many of us tune the shortwave bands.  If you don't, try it.  You might find
a lot of interesting stuff out there.  Don't dismiss it outright, with a
wave of the "how stupid is that" wand ..... :-(

Grant/NQ5T