[TenTec] OMNI VII Comparison Test

Carl Moreschi n4py at arrl.net
Tue Mar 6 12:33:13 EST 2007


It is just as Rick said.  The S meter reads the same regardless of
attenuator or preamp setting.  The only other radio with th is quality is
the rx340.

Also, there is one other thing that has not been mentioned about the Omni
VII.  Tentec put the power supply over current trip circuit directly in the
Omni VII.  This means you can use ANY power supply and still have the over
current protection built in.  You do not need an airpax circiut breaker with
this radio no matter what power supply you are using.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII Comparison Test


> Rick
>
> I am interested in the results of the S-meter test since this has been one
> of the on-going problems with Orion II, however the chart on the website
> link you posted is not showing up.  I looked for it with Internet Explorer
7
> as well as Firefox, but it did not display.  Is there any other place this
> is posted where I might be able to see it?
>
> Thanks,
>       Ron N6IE
>  www.N6IE.com
> (Formerly N6AHA)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rick, NJ0IP / DJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de>
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:15 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] OMNI VII Comparison Test
>
>
> > We have just posted our comparison test on the Bavarian Contest Club's
> > website.
> >
> > The main purpose was to compare the OMNI VII against typical radios
which
> > we
> > use for contesting, with primary focus on intermodulation (40m).
> >
> >
> >
> > In this test we compare:
> >
> >
> >
> > * OMNI VII   S/N 00000   (pre-production unit)
> > * ORION Main RX  (V.2.059d)
> > * ORION Sub RX
> > * FT-1000 MK5 Field w. INRAD CW Roofing Filter
> > * FT-2000
> > * TS-480 SAT
> > * K2 (w. latest firmware and updates)
> >
> >
> >
> > Although the TS-480 is not in the same class as the other radios, each
of
> > the 3 testers owned one (for mobile/portable, etc.) and wanted to know
how
> > it faired against the "real radios" and Toffy's 480 happened to be
onsite
> > the evening of the test.
> >
> >
> >
> > There is a link to a short video showing how we tested each radio.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here is the link to the Reviews section of the Bavarian Contest Club's
web
> > site:
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.bavarian-contest-club.de/reviews/
> >
> > l
> >
> > For clarity, in the last two extra videos over the OMNI VII, I use the
> > phrase "you can tune the radio across the band".. and insinuate "without
> > the
> > receiver swamping with a blanket of intermodulation".
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry, but we did not have a PRO III available for testing.  Except for
> > the
> > OMNI VII, these are the radios which are always on site at DL1A.  The
OMNI
> > VII will be added to the arsenal there as soon as it obtains CE approval
> > and
> > becomes available in Europe.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Rick Westerman
> >
> > DJ0IP / NJ0IP
> >
> > Munich, Germany
> >
> >
> >
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