[TenTec] Radio Control/Contesting??

Sat Dec 23 13:21:44 EST 2006

I will talk to Santa for you Ron Hi Hi:

Thanks for the information, I am thinking seriously about selling my IC-775 in order to afford a TenTec after the experience I am
presently having with the older OMNI D series B I just recently got.

Probably wont be an Orion, I just saw the price tag on that, the OMNI VI+ from what I have seen may be more inline with what I can
afford to do right now, but that may not be any better than the IC-775.

I really was not expecting to get a radio of such great audio quality, selectivity and sensitivity when I decided on the trade for
the OMNI D series B that I am listening to in the background as I write this. I had this rig on 160 and 80 meters last night and
heard everything everyone else did. When I did the A/B switching to the IC-775 without the DSP filtering the audio was very harsh
and the signal was not as readable.

Guess I had fallen prey to the opinions of others as you stated, but now that it is here in the shack alive and in color, I am
really reconsidering my past decisions against Ten Tec these days.

One other thing, I had called TenTec a while back to ask questions about the Pegasus and the guys where very helpful and stayed on
the phone with me until all my questions where answered, then before hanging up asked me if there were any other questions they
could answer, not sure how you could ask for better customer service.

  73 fer nw es gud DX,
QSL VIA: BUR, LotW, e-QSL
Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
Old calls: WY5L/KH3-KE5CTY-N5IET
http://www.ad5vj.com/

Member: CTDXCC, NTCC, STXDXCC
FISTS: # 12637, SKCC# 2369
10X# 37210, FP#-1141
SMIRK#-5177, RARS #-149

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron Notarius W3WN
> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:19 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Radio Control/Contesting??
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Everyone has their favorites.  Some people, sadly, feel it is 
> necessary to bash, smear, impugn, or otherwise libel rigs 
> that are not their favorites.
> 
> And even the best of rigs have their lemons.  Things happen.  
> There are some who have had a bad experience with a 
> particular radio, and blame the entire line of that radio -- 
> or even the entire set of equipment for all time from that 
> manufacturer -- for the failings of one lemon.
> 
> Let's not even go into the other options... hams who work for 
> ham radio retailers, who promote things they sell over things 
> they don't... people who blindly follow other people's 
> opinions without forming their own... and so on, and you get 
> an idea of why some of the hard core contesters favor certain 
> pieces of equipment over others.
> 
> And remember that the preferred rigs of the "hard-core" 
> change over time.
> Not everyone agrees with the changes... you'll still find 
> some hard-core contesters running a Drake C-Line with the 
> Sherwood filters and other upgrades, or a TS-950S, and so on. 
>  Yes, some of the very best contesters and DX'ers have the 
> shekels to buy the very best.  They very often buy the most 
> expensive... but the very best?  That is a matter of 
> opinion... and frankly, with what they have (or should have) 
> invested in an antenna system, they don't always NEED the 
> "best" rigs out there, just something in the top of the heap, 
> so to speak.
> 
> Having said all that... although I am not as active a 
> contester as I was in the past (a couple of QTH moves, some 
> equipment sell-offs due to job loss, family, and so forth), I 
> have had the opportunity over the last few years to use two 
> Ten-Tec rigs (Corsair II w/RVFO and Orion) and the 
> aforementioned Yaesu FT-1000D in contest situations from 
> several QTH's.
> 
> In my personal opinion, based on this usage, I'd take either 
> Ten-Tec rig over the FT-1000D for casual contesting.  For a 
> hard-core, full blown, 48 hour effort to win at all 
> legitimate costs, I'd definitely take the Orion over the 
> 1000.  For my style, I've found the Orion and the Corsair II 
> to both receive better and transmit cleaner, and I've found 
> the Orion much easier to use intuitively than the 1000D.
> 
> For casual DX'ing, I still prefer the Corsair over the Orion. 
>  But if I'm trying to squeeze every bit of performance out of 
> my signal, I'd go to the Orion to take advantage of filtering 
> options and some other little extras.
> 
> Of course, this is all IMHO.  YMMV.  VWPBL(STn).
> 
> Best advice:  Before spending the shekels, find people in 
> your area who actually own the rig(s) in question, and see if 
> you can arrange a shack visit to actually use them yourself.  
> Then, you'll know what the best rig FOR YOU is... for the 
> moment, at least!
> 
> [...and anyone who wishes to play Santa and send me a Corsair 
> or Corsair II anonymously, I won't complain! <g>]
> 
> 73, ron w3wn
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of AD5VJ Bob
> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:25 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: [TenTec] Radio Control/Contesting??
> 
> 
> Which model is considered the best for computer control? I am 
> considering a Ten Tec for my next contest station set up.
> 
> Don't flame me I am simply relaying an experience:
> I have heard on contest lists that Ten Tec has too soft a 
> front end for contesting, and that it should only be 
> considered for casual Dxing or for an "everyday" rig.
> 
> That for true Dxing and hard core contesting, the Yaesu 
> FT-1000D is the only way to go.
> 
> What are your thoughts and experiences on this? The reason I 
> am asking is that after having my "new to me" OMNI D series 
> B, I am not sure anymore that the above statement is true.
> 
> This is a pretty tight rig.
> 
>   73 fer nw es gud DX,
> QSL VIA: BUR, LotW, e-QSL
> Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
> Old calls: WY5L/KH3-KE5CTY-N5IET
> http://www.ad5vj.com/
> 
> Member: CTDXCC, NTCC, STXDXCC
> FISTS: # 12637, SKCC# 2369
> 10X# 37210, FP#-1141
> SMIRK#-5177, RARS #-149
> 
> 
> 
> 
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