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

[cn85be]

Aloha to all:

I can't tell if this is yet another cross posted reflection from another
robot, or originated in PNWVHFS mail, but I would like to say....

TenTec is coming around and finally offering some military and government
issue "included extras" such as the Ethernet port, in amateur gear. A
feature that is included on say their RX 340:
http://www.aoruk.com/tentec/receivers/rx340/rx340.htm

In my opinion, with regard to xvrtr tx interfacing, power output is not an
issue as there are normally multitudes of ways around this issue. Lower
level taps within the rig or out board attenuators are common additions to
ones transverters foundation.

The tx signal is always the easiest thing to put together. The rx is what
makes you shine!

The Omni VII will very likely out perform the PROIII, almost certainly.
After all, its origin is not of stamped out production, but first rate
quality and Sigma tolerances...no colorful bling, just serious, very quite
radio.

Jeremy w7eme

-----Original Message-----
From: PNWVHFS at googlegroups.com [mailto:PNWVHFS at googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of
Bill W5WVO
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 17:11 PM
To: Richard Beerman
Cc: [PNWVHFS]; [VHF]; [50mhz]
Subject: [PNWVHFS] Re: [VHF] New TenTec OMNI-VII due in October includes 6M!


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>;
"[50mhz]" <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
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



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