[TenTec] Omni VII on 50 mHz

Bob McGraw - K4TAX RMcGraw at Blomand.net
Mon Jan 21 17:36:25 EST 2008


I don't have the internal tuner and don't have a 6 M amp.

If the 6 M amp has a respectable input impedance near 50 ohms, then there 
should be no problem.  The Omni VII PA works well with SWR of 3:1 or less. 
That's a pretty wide range.

73
Bob K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <W0WOI at aol.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VII on 50 mHz


>
> In a message dated 1/21/2008 3:18:38 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> RMcGraw at Blomand.net writes:
>
> I've  used a series of DownEast Microwave transverters {144 MHz & 432 MHz}
> with my Omni VI Plus and now with my Omni VII with a great degree of
> success.  I can hear 2M signals off of the moon with a single 10 ele  yagi
> and the DEM without a mast mounted preamp.  That speaks well for  the
> performance of the DEM transverters and the Omni series of receivers  as 
> the
> 10 meter IF.
>
>
>
> Bob, thanks for that info.
>
> A question about your Omni VII .... has there been an issue using it to
> drive a 6-meter amp inasmuch as the ATU doesn't function on 6 meters.
>
> 73.
>
> Bill, W0WOI
>
> (My six meter amp is an entirely rebuilt for six only Heath SB-1000.)
>
>
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