[TenTec] OMNI VI must have a very quiet LO

[Jim Allen]

How does one do this?

73 de W6OGC  Jim Allen

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 5:38 PM, John Rippey <w3uls73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I regard the Yaesu FTdx5000 as the epitome of a quiet receiver and,
> when coupled with its very successful NR implementation, creates an
> uncanny silence between CW or SSB signals, even when there is
> considerable atmospheric noise.
>
> Come to find out over the weekend, I could tweak the settings of my
> OMNI VI (Option 3) to obtain the same results: total quiet between
> sigs.I never tried this out before, because I do like to hear
> something between sigs just to know the radio is working and I'm still
> alive.
>
> Nevertheless, color me surprised that the c. 1990 OMNI holds its own
> against the latest and greatest. I was leaning toward selling the 5000
> anyway, but this "discovery" makes the decision easier.
>
> 73,
>
> John, W3ULS
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