[TenTec] OMNI-D Series C

[Wade Staggs]

*Just a quickly added note. Accidently leaving the Auto Notch Feature on
while in CW Mode can be most frustrating! hi... hi ... We won't be making
that mistake again. It is kind of like receiving CW in the AM
Mode............ Actually, we were listening to CW in the USB Mode I
believe?*
*
  Wade/KJ4WS*


On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Neil Martinsen-Burrell <
neilmartinsenburrell at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am a new ham and my Omni C is just my second transceiver.  I may just
> have low expectations, but coming from my Kenwood TS-520SE the Omni has a
> number of improvements that I enjoy.  For where I am right now in my ham
> radio life, I am having a hard time figuring out what more I could want!
> (Okay: digital modes, CAT interface, 60 and 17m, relay-free QSK, anything
> else?)
>
> 1) The receiver is wonderful and the permeability tuned front end is
> satisfying to know you're only receiving the signals you want.
> 2) The solid state finals save the minor hassle of tuning the tube output
> tank on the 520, although I did have to trim my dipoles a bit more
> carefully to make the TT happy at full power.
> 3) Digital frequency readout is nice although I haven't bothered to check
> the readout against WWV.  I did have a surprisingly hard time figuring out
> which way to turn the dial to go up and down in frequency without an analog
> dial indicator. I'm mostly used to it now.
> 4) 30 and 12 meters are occasionally fun, although I have to put up more
> antennas (aw, shucks).
> 5) The filtering is great.  I like having the two crystal filters cascaded
> with different levels of audio filtering.
> 6) The noise blanker actually worked on electric fence noise.
> 7) The notch filter actually works fairly well too, although not
> automatically of course.
>
> Since I'm committed to mostly CW right now, the Omni C is just right for
> me.  I intend to be with this radio for quite some time (although the Eagle
> sale was certainly enticing).
>
> -Neil KD0UKC
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Alexander N. Gerli <ac1wye at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi folks!  Well, something new and different in the shack. I've been
> > licensed since my 'teens (1964). It may have taken a few years (!), but I
> > just got my first Ten Tec xcvr! My OMNI-D is loaded and has the 255 P/S.
> > Even though it dates from the 1980s, it is a really nice radio. The first
> > thing I noticed was the RX noise floor - very quiet. The counter timebase
> > was off about 100Hz for WWV, and that was an easy adjustment.  Beats me
> why
> > I waited so long to get one of these. It is one fine rig.
> >
> > Anxious to get on one of the Sunday Nets.
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