[TenTec] Anyone set up two Omni 6's to work split?

[Tommy]

I'm certainly with you on this one. When I sold my Orion, I purchased 
two Omni 6 Plus rigs and added the Inrad 600 Hz roofing filter and 
swapped the Logic chip back to v1.01. Since I'm primarily a CW 
operator, I believe one would be hard pressed to have a better CW 
radio than the Plus rigs. I put my IC-781 on the desk occasionally, 
but it makes me appreciate the Plus just that much more. All of my 
rigs (which ever one is on the desk) drives a Titan 3. After getting 
some initial manufacturing bugs out of the Titan 3, it is turning out 
to be the same very strong workhorse as my old Titan 425.

Although I do a lot of contesting, I haven't tried SO2R yet, but 
intend to get into it with the two Plus radios.

I understand some folks are willing to 'live' with the continuing 
firmware (so called) minor bugs long after shelling out nearly four 
thousand bucks for a radio, I'm just not one of them. The Orion did 
not perform correct, firmware wise, since the very first shipment. 
Today, years later, and a new version, it still does not perform 
correct, due to firmware problems. Based on the history of the Orion, 
until TT hires a professional software engineer, I personally do not 
believe they will ever get it right.

Tommy - W4BQF


At Monday 09:02 PM 1/9/2006, you wrote:
>I have 2 Omni VI+ set up this way. I use a DX Doubler SO2R controller
>that can be used in a manual mode for key, mic, and audio switching or
>in the auto mode with TRLog software for contesting. I use separate
>antennas for each radio selected by a WX0B SixPack controller. All works
>great. never any problem. Radio 1 I consider the "all band station"
>connected through a 500 HERC II amp to an all band vertical selected by
>the six pack. Other radio goes to a  Ten Tec 425 amp with 1500 watts to
>a pair of phased 3 element Steppir's. antennas can be randomly switched
>using the six pack box and relay controller.
>
>I replaced an Orion with this setup and it works about 10 time better.
>You can all kill me if you want but the Orion is a crappy CW contest
>radio but a better SSB radio than the Omni VI+.
>
>Those expecting a software upgrade for Orion I, Ha, Ha Ha good luck.
>There will be a token release but it wont fix the problems that can only
>be done in hardware. I am very disappointed on how Ten Tec screwed over
>the hams by not making an upgradable Orion I. I hear they are working on
>an new radio code named Uranus.
>
>W0DLE
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