[Kenwood] Kenwood TS850 vs Omni V

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

John,

I have an 850 and Omni VI.  I have never used my 850 on cw so can't comment 
on that, but on phone, I'd go with the 850 hands down.   Easier to operate, 
better features, and in terms of build quality, the 850 makes the Omni look 
like something built from a kit.  I love my Omni VI on cw, but the 850 blows 
it away on phone, and operates AM which the Omni does not if that matters.

73,

rob / k5uj

From: John Geiger <johngeig at yahoo.com>
To: cq-contest at contesting.com, kenwood at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Kenwood] Kenwood TS850 vs Omni V
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:26:39 -0800 (PST)

I may be in the market soon for an older (1990s)
contest quality rig, and wonder how the Kenwood TS850
compares to the Ten Tec Omni V overall.  Anyone have a
chance to compare these 2?

The QST review for the Omni V put it, the TS850, the
Yaesu FT990, and the Icom 765 at the same level.  I
hear that the FT990 has a crucial part no longer
supported by Yaesu, and the Icom 765 seems to go for
more than these others, which is why I am looking at
either the Kenwood or Ten Tec.

I had a TS850 briefly in the past and loved it.  I
really like the fact that it has a built in memory
keyer, and voice keyer option, and is smaller than the
Onmi 5, but how do the 2 really compare
performancewise?

73s John W5TD

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