[TenTec] Omni VII, Antenna tuning, etc.

[Paul Gates, KD3JF]

For what it is worth... I am usually concerned about the cost of things. If I have to pay $300.00 for a tuner I am going to get one good for 3KW.

Ernie Piche N1SW <n1sw at cox.net> wrote: John Huggins wrote:
> Ladies and Gentlemen,
>
> Say I obtain the Omni VII radio and make good use of its Ethernet 
> control with OMNIVIIOnePlug program (and let's assume this works).
>
> For total automation of the station, should I rely on the internal 
> antenna matcher or offload this task to an external automatic matcher?
>
> In other words, should the extra $300 be spent on the internal matcher 
> or applied to other, perhaps more appropriate, matching gear?
>
> There are a lot of correct ways to to this of course, but the opinions 
> of those with experience are helpful.
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> John
> KX4O
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Seems to me that if your are going to add an external  tuner then you 
will have to have a way to tune it remotely.  With the built in tuner 
the access will be through the One Plug GUI or if your antennas are well 
matched you won't need a tuner anyway.  Yes the remote operation does 
work I have been running my rig from my laptop, although only from 
within my own house, I think they would frown on me working DX from 
work.  Hi Hi!

Ernie
N1SW

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