[TenTec] A top DXing rig

[Roger Rippy]

I just read the thread and enjoyed it quite a bit. I have not posted in a while; in fact the date of my last post probably corresponds to the date that my Elecraft K3 arrived. Having said that, I still read the group bulletins and enjoy the banter. This weekend I wiped a little dust off my TT Omni 6 and rooted around the desk drawers until I found the microphone and proceeded to have a ball during the CQ World wide DX SSB contest. It has been a few months since I used the Omni and much longer since I used the microphone, but it sure was fun. Of course, the new hex beam antenna helped out the fun quotient too. I think I enjoy DXing more that contests, but I am not too choosy. I too like a radio with knobs and although I keep a computer log, I do not control the radio with the computer and I use a paddle or key to send my code. I like my TT rigs, but I also like my Elecraft rigs. For cw, I now go to the K3 and I really do not have any problems at all with
 the menu. Once the rig is set up there is very little that gets changed. I will keep this short and say 73s - our long forecasted winter storm as just arrived in SW Montana and I think I will check on the new antenna. On the top rig criteria, I should have maybe got something with dual receivers but I can add to the K3 later. The Omni 6 is still pure pleasure from any standpoint. 73s Roger Rippy  W7RIP