[TenTec] Subject: Omni VI Plus the Best?

[Dave Edwards]

Do you know the name of the Omni VI+ You tube video??

.....Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Volpe" <kg6tt at arrl.net>
To: <TenTec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 4:29 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Subject: Omni VI Plus the Best?


> Ed,
> 
> Hard to say.... probably cause hams are so different from one another in 
> so many ways. :) In my case I've owned so many Ten-Tec rigs in 40 years, 
> and all had interesting personalities. However on the high end of 
> performance I owned a genuine Omn-VI + for a number of years and was 
> very happy.... and then I gave in to pressure (my own) to sell it, my 
> Paragon, and a few other TT rigs so I could by my Orion. That was in 
> 2005. While I REALLY like my Orion... (doubt I would sell it but might 
> replace it with an Orion II if my hobby budget improves), especially for 
> DXing (love that second receiver... linked with LP-PAN to CW Skimmer.... 
> hmmmmm). Anyway I found that as much as I really got to love this Orion 
> I just missed the simplicity and directness of the Omni-VI+.  Since I 
> really understand "the grass being greener on the other side..." I took 
> my sweat time till I bought another IV+....about four years. I saw them 
> advertised for sale and considered and considered, then finally I found 
> a really nice Omni-VI, opt 3 on eBay. It is now on my left operating on 
> 30-meters. Full of filters (looking for the 500Hz center frequency, 
> 250Hz wide, 9 MHz Filter..... rare). So as far as I'm concerned owning 
> and using both these fine rigs was and is the right solution for me 
> (light contesting, dedicated DXer, and overall CW, SSB ragchewer).  Best 
> of both worlds!
> 
> Scott Robins, formerly of Ten-Tec, made an interesting 10-minute Ten-Tec 
> TV video regarding the Omni-VI Plus. Came out about a year ago and can 
> be found on the Ten-Tec site as well as on YouTube. Very interesting 
> watch for those who never actually owned one. Lots of other videos 
> regarding TT gear there too.
> 
> Is the Omni-VI+ the best? I would state that for me its functionality 
> and performance have never let me down. There sure seems to be a wild 
> used market for this rig and it is maintaining its used price very well, 
> while the Orion's used price continues to drop (becoming a better value 
> with each new day)... soon they will be about the same price I suppose. 
> However I see the Omni-VI+ and Orion as really supporting two different 
> markets, with there being a significantly smaller market of hams who are 
> trying to squeeze out the very last drop of performance, ergo the Orion.
> 
> Sure glad Ten-Tec continues to survive as a viable alternative.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jerry, KG6TT
> 
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