[TenTec] In praise of older technology AM transmit with TenTecrigs

[GARY HUBER]

Yes. Your audio is really dependent on good audio in from the microphone. 
The TT-705 and 706 have a nice sound. Some of the competition (DX & Contest) 
microphones roll off the low end at 700 Hz and do not have any low end while 
other microphones do not have much mid-range 1200 - 1800 HZ and are "muddy" 
and difficult to understand.  I have found that some of the older (Johnson 
Viking) radios with D-104 mics. sound better with the OMNI-VII's RX BW 
opened up to 8000 Hz. I participate in a local Sunday morning 160 AM net 
using my OMNI-VII and TITAN-425; others are running everything from 
ORION-II/FLEX-5000, to Viking & HQ-170, to a Gates AM Broadcast transmitter 
and a Collins 51J-4.


73 ES DX,
Gary -- AB9M

-----Original Message----- 
From: Brian Carling
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 10:44 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Cc: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology AM transmit with 
TenTecrigs

Is the Omni VII capable of transmitting and receiving AM mode with 
appropriate bandwidth - as it comes stock?

Best regards - Bry Carling



> On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:44 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net> 
> wrote:
>
> I have an Omni VI+ with the Inrad filters.
>
> I just got an Omni VII
>
> Check back with me in a few weeks, and I'll let you know.
>
> 73
>
>
> On 02/26/14, Barry N1EU wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 3:25 AM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX <RMcGraw at blomand.net> 
> wrote:
>> It's easy, sell the Omni VI and buy an Omni VII. Much better in all
>> aspects.
>
> Not sure about "all." I suspect that an Omni VI, especially one
> fitted with an Inrad Roofing Filter mod, would run rings around an
> Omni 7 in terms of narrow spaced IMD. It's also tough to beat the
> Omni VI's front panel ergonomics, but that's subjective.
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
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