[50mhz] Re: [VHF] New TenTec OMNI-VII due in October includes 6M!

[Bill W5WVO]

Dick,

Well, they're obviously NOT a bunch of rabid VHF/UHF fanatics, since they
had to be beaten roundly about the head and shoulders by the ham community
even to offer a radio that includes integral 6M coverage. However, the
possibility of a really well-designed RX front-end at a reasonable price
point atones for a multiplicity of sins in my book. I would assume the TX
will be programmable for output power down to 5 watts; that would work with
the Elecraft transverters for 144, 222, and 432 MHz, which can accomodate IF
drive levels from 10 microwatts to 8 watts. Where that leaves you with
respect to other transverters that might require sub-zero dBm drive
insertion levels... I don't know.

Bill W5WVO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Beerman" <rbeersr at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Bill W5WVO" <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>
Cc: "[PNWVHFS]" <pnwvhfs at googlegroups.com>; "[VHF]" <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>;
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Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [VHF] New TenTec OMNI-VII due in October includes 6M!


> Bill.... The radio will have 6 Meters as you state. However, I
> checked with Ten Tec about whether it will also have a low power
> transmitting capability for driving VHF and UHF transverters. They
> will NOT put this feature on the OMNI VII even though it is
> absolutely a no brainer to me. I constantly shake my head at the
> folks who run Ten Tec.  Dick  W5AK