[TenTec] Omni VII, Antenna tuning, etc.

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Any and all steps for lightning protection must be done OUTSIDE of the 
structure.  NEVER take any means to do lightning protection inside the 
structure. After all, why would you want lightning inside your house?  Very 
bad idea.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <waltk8cv4612amos at att.net>
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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VII, Antenna tuning, etc.


> Just a thought, you know, sometimes one wonders ? What / how, does the
> remote station protect ITSELF from lightening? Does it stay on all the 
> time?
> I know repeaters do so do they just EAT the damage or is there some
> protection or maybe a telephone total disconnect command ? I can't be the
> first person to think about this can I ? :-))))
>
> Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Gates, KD3JF" <pearly732003 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 7:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VII, Antenna tuning, etc.
>
>
>> 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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