[TenTec] New or Used Decision; Omni VII

[Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP]

BUYER BEWARE:  THE JA companies are very good at building $10K radios which
halfway perform, and then building cheaper ones that look like their big
brother, but whose performance stinks.
Other Examples:
 <> IC-7600
 <> FT-950
 <> FT-2000 (biggest disaster in recent times)

NOW GEORGE, let's be fair.  82dB is not a bad result.  But compared to what
is currently possible, it is bad.
82 dB still puts it ahead of ALL of the upward conversion radios and all of
the "old-timers" downward conversion radios, including the OMNI VI+.   

82 dB DR3 meets minimum requirements for a good CW contest radio, as defined
by Rob Sherwood to be 80 dB.

But if you read their marketing hype and then see the results, it's kind of
pathetic!

73
Rick, DJ0IP

-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of george
fritkin
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:26 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New or Used Decision; Omni VII

Look at current Sherwood test results.  When Japan cuts corners they get
FTDX 3000 results.........................82db.  The FTDX3000 is a down
conversion radio.
 
George, W6GF............Proud owner of ORION ll..........Eagle.........OMNI
Vll
 

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