[TenTec] OMNI VI Chirp Report

[N4YG]

Well the matter of alleged chirp in my OMNI VI+ has finally reached a happy ending. You may be interested in my assessment of the whole matter.

I hope I will not offend anyone, however I am not sure that there ever was a chirp problem. I have installed the Logic Firmware Version 1.02. A local station who had also listened to the version 1.03 said he could tell not difference. More than one station listened to my cw with the 1.03 chip installed and said the tone was perfect, and these are seasoned CW op whom I respect. After installing the 1.02 chip I listened to my signal over the internet as received in Salt Lake City. The tone was perfect in my opinion and therefore I am keeping the 1.02 chip in the radio. Maybe one of these days I will put the 1.03 back in and compare the two. But for now, being very satisfied with my OMNI VI+, I am just going to enjoy using it.

I know that some of you, perhaps many of you, think there is a problem with chirp in the OMNI VI+. I respect your opinion, but there are some very respectable hams out there who do not agree. I contacted Ten Tec and the person I talked to called it the OMNI VI chirp myth.

As I said, I respect the opinion of all, but more than that I appreciate all of your comments. They were all helpful.

Joe, N4YG