[TenTec] OMNI VI/OMNI VII

[Dave Humbertson]

  I have both the VI plus and the Omni VII. I much prefer the way the NR 
works on the 6+ as opposed to the 7. With the 6 the signal/noise ratio 
seems to improve and the signals just jump right out of the noise. With 
the 7, it almost sounds as though the noise is gated on and off when the 
signal is present and I find that annoying to the point that I hardly 
use NR on the 7. Some say they find it satisfactory, but I haven't come 
up with any combo of setting that work for me. I work almost all CW, so 
I can't really comment on SSB. Of course I run the RF gain way down on 
both rigs and the AF up using RF gain to control loudness.

Other than that I prefer using the 7, it just seems smoother and the 
receiver is very quiet. I hardly ever use the on-demand bandscope.

The 6 has a part (IC I think) that is pretty much getting to be 
unobtainable, so that could be a minor reason to upgrade. I got the 7 
and just kept the 6 in another operation position. I like them both.

All of this is just my opinion of course.

73, Dave - W3NP



On 9/26/2011 6:10 PM, John Rippey wrote:
> I'm thinking that a principal advantage of an OMNI VII over the VI Plus may
> be an improved NR feature. Anyone care to opine on
> the effectiveness of the OMNI VII's NR? Or any other advantages it may have?
> (Don't need a band scope.) Overall, the OMNI VI Plus holds up well, and
> I'm curious whether there may be some find persuasive reasons to trade for a
> VII.
>
> 73,
>
> John, W3ULS
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