[TenTec] dual receivers

[GARY HUBER]

True Dual Receive capability (A + B VFO RX) is (has been) available from 
Ten-Tec in the ORION series, Corsair and Corsair II w/ external (PTO) VFO 
series and predecessor OMNI (PTO) w/ external VFO series transceivers. The 
PLL based Paragon and OMNI (newer) series transceivers cannot provide DUAL 
Receive (only A or B VFO receive is available not A+B) unless a separate 
receiver or transceiver is connected to the aux antenna/rx jack and the 
switch set for aux rx on the older PTO transceivers.

With true Dual RX, one can hear both the DX station (i.e. RX only on VFO A) 
and the calling stations (i.e. RX and TX on the B VFO) in the pile up. Under 
propagation conditions where both the DX and calling stations are received, 
true Dual RX provides the capability to determine where the DX station is 
listening (and working) by listening to the DX (to see who is called by the 
DX) and the station(s) responding.

73 & DX,

Gary - AB9M
csm-gh at csm-gh.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 2:05 PM
Subject: [TenTec] dual receivers


>
> I don't understand the question.  Assuming you are asking about "dual
> receivers" in the Omni 6+, that rig doesn't have dual receivers.  It
> provides the function of two vfos with its microprocessor.   on each band
> with a particular vfo there are two frequency memories.  On a given band 
> you
> can use vfo A and B to operate split, or switch receive back and forth
> between two frequencies, but if you can do something such as monitor two
> separate frequencies simultaneously (as you could do with dual receivers)
> that's news to me.  there is no such thing as a main and sub rx with the
> Omni 6+.
>
> rob / k5uj
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have an Omni-VI+ and an SDR-1000 and am unfamiliar with the use of
> the second receiver  Can someone give me a quick tutorial or direct
> me to one on the use of the main and sub receiver, ala Orion?  What
> do you use it for, and how does that help working DX or contesting,
> or just plain operating?
>
> Tnx,  Chas, W1CG
>
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