[TenTec] Omni VII Speech Processor Question

[d.e.warnick at comcast.net]

I had the 715 with my Omni VI+'s and loved it. When I got the Omni VII, I used the internal processor (only 10%) and I get so many unsolicited comments on the audio during contests and while working DX, that I sold the 715. I believe the internal processor is RF based, but either way, the other stations love the audio enough to comment on its quality. 

And all this from a guy who doesn't really like SSB, but much prefers CW. 

For me, TenTec does it all very well. 

73 

Dave 

WA3F 



----- Original Message -----


From: "Richards" <jruing at ameritech.net> 
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com> 
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 3:54:22 AM 
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VII Speech Processor Question 

Interesting - 

        Stan at TenTec HQ says the Omni VII built-in 
        speech compressor uses "AF Based"  compression. 

And... yet... 

Page 31 of my owner's manual states: 

        "The speech processor used in the Omni VII is a 
        DSP generated RF compressor.  ... RF Compression 
        raises the average output power... with a digitally 
        generated RF speech processor... we have the 
        advantage of calculating the RF envelope before 
        modulation is performed..." 

Page 38 Specifications says: 

        "Speech Processor:  RF compression,  0-9 adjustment." 


So... perhaps one might understand how I came to wonder about this. 
The phrases,   "DSP generated RF compression"  and  "RF compression"  do 
not exactly sound like  "AF compression"   to me. 

;-) 

Parenthetically... I paid my dues and purchased the Model 715 when it 
first came out.  I was just wondering if it was redundant, if the Omni 
VII function was, in fact, RF-based at it sounded (to me, anyway) in the 
owner's manual. 

THANKS AND HAPPY TRAILS. 

----------------- JAMES - K8JHR ---------------------------- 


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