[TenTec] Omni VI+, VII, or Orion for next rig. Can't decide

Ron Rollinson ron.rollinson at gmail.com
Wed Nov 9 10:30:04 PST 2011


Thanks Ron.  BTW, I meant to say ORION and not Omni in the second paragraph
of my original post...

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>wrote:

>  Ron,
>
> I've used two of the three.  I currently own an Omni VI+, and I used Bill
> W3WH's Orion (1) on occasion when he still owned it.
>
> Haven't gotten my hands on an Omni VII yet, outside of touching one at
> Dayton.
>
> So of the two, I prefer the Omni VI+.  The Orion is still a great rig, and
> if someone offered me one for free, I'd grab it, don't misunderstand me.
> But for everyday operating, it's more radio than I need.  And I find myself
> quite comfortable with the Vi+ in DX & contest situations.
>
> Ask around, see who has one, and try it out yourself.  YMMV!
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
>
>


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