[TenTec] Omni 6 plus chirp on 30 meters

[Malcolm McLeman]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm McLeman" <malcolm.mcleman at free.fr>
To: "Walt Amos" <waltk8cv4612amos at att.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 plus chirp on 30 meters


>
> Perhaps I should have said the second hand price arena looking recently at 
> $675 for Corsair2 plus VFO as an example.
> My input was not intended to evoke an "us and them" scenario or digress 
> into the world of car manufacture but now you mention it my trusty 1983 
> (GM) Opel Ascona
> is still running on it's original Koyo wheel bearings.
> Due to the fact my Corsair is not stable enough for PSK31 my second rig is 
> a JRC JST135, slated by QST on its debut and not necessarily everyones cup 
> of tea, I find as solid as a rock.
> I think Ten Tec are very lucky to have such a faithful following, myself 
> one of them.
> My point was very expensive rigs whatever their origin that chirp require 
> constant tweaking or (and only what I read) in the case of the Orion 
> unfulfilled software I find unacceptable.
> 73
> Malcolm F5VBU
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Walt Amos" <waltk8cv4612amos at att.net>
> To: "Malcolm McLeman" <malcolm.mcleman at free.fr>
> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 plus chirp on 30 meters
>
>
>> First off, they are not in the same price range, the OMNI, even new was 
>> half the cost of the other ones you mention. Secondly, all, and let me 
>> say that again, ALL , radio equipment have / has problems! The first 
>> YAESU FT-1000MP I go worked for about 20 seconds and then went DEAD! The 
>> dealer actually had to talk to YAESU to get permission for me to send it 
>> back, Chip Margelli was the CEO then and gave them permission. The second 
>> one worked fine for many years but now the RIT control is malfunctioning 
>> and probably just a dirty plug on what ever board it is connected to and 
>> will eventually get around to opening it up and fixing it! Kenwood is now 
>> almost out of business because of the rotten rice boards and the plated 
>> through hole going open! Look at the problems TOYOTA is having and 
>> KILLING PEOPLE ! You can't believe in any STUFF ...............
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Malcolm McLeman" <malcolm.mcleman at free.fr>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 plus chirp on 30 meters
>>
>>
>>> As I almost went down the Omni 6 plus road do I read correctly that a 
>>> modern
>>> transceiver competing in the same price arena as the Icom Pro or the FT 
>>> 1K
>>> series not only chirps but requires regular tweaking?
>>> 73 Malcolm F5VBU
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "donhall161" <donhall161 at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: <ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
>>> <tentec at contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 2:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 plus chirp on 30 meters
>>>
>>>
>>>> Did that and check again regularly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 73  Don K5AQ
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