[TenTec] New Omni VII

[Gary Hoffman]

Carl,

How about the Ethernet connection ?  Functional ?  Powerful ?  Useful for
remote operation and stuff ?  Can I listen in the house on my pc, while the
radio runs up in the shack ?

73 de Gary, AA2IZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py at arrl.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Cc: <Ten-Tec-Omni-VII at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 7:59 PM
Subject: [TenTec] New Omni VII


> I received my new Omni VII last Thursday.  I have been going almost 24/7
> programming away enhancing my software to take advantage of this great
> radio.  Several things impress me about this radio.  From a programming
> point of view, it is the first radio I have seen that allows 100 percent
> control from a computer.  I should be able to do some really neat things
> under computer control.  From an operational point of view, I am extremely
> impressed with the CW QSK.  Listening while you are sending CW, you cannot
> tell the difference between the transmitter being off or on.  There are no
> clicks or pops of any kind.  I was listening to a CW S3 signal on 40
meters.
> I set the keyer at 43 wpm and transmitted a continuous dit stream at about
5
> watts.  I could easily still hear the CW station through my sidetone and
> tell he was there even though my sidetone was louder than the signal.
This
> is fantastic.  I also find the receiver to be very quiet and yet it hears
> real well.  On phone, I am finding SSB stations sound very clean even with
> the 2500 hertz Collins filter engaged.  I also bought the 500 hertz filter
> and that is working well too.
>
> The human factoring on this radio is amazing.  Reading the manual is
> completely optional.  The controls are very intuitive.  The scheme they
used
> for the Alt button with the 6 buttons at the bottom of the control is one
of
> the best I have ever seen.  I can see I am going to really enjoy this
radio.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Drive
> Bell Mountain
> Hays, NC 28635
>
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