K3 vs Omni VII

[DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL]

Well, you didn't say what kind of operating: rag chews during the
week, contesting on 160 or during CQWW, PSK in the evening, OF net on
75m AM, etc.

However, if you already have a K3 and another on order, why not just
buy the VII and see for yourself.  As I read it, TT has a 30 day, no
questions asked, return policy.  Pretty good!

<http://radio.tentec.com/Amateur/Salesinfo>
See the 5th paragraph down.

Seems like a no-brainer to me.  Take it for test drive!  If you like
it better or as much, there is a large contingent of anxious K3
wanna-bees just waiting for one to hit the market with no waiting
period.  And if you like the K3 better, you have 30 days to send the
VII back.  Simple!

de Doug KR2Q
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[Darwin, Keith]

-----Original Message-----
...TT has a 30 day, no questions asked, return policy.  Pretty good!

... Take it for test drive!  ... And if you like the K3 better, you have
30 days to send the VII back.  Simple!
------------------------------

But what if you like 'em both??? LOL!

I had an Omni V.  Two of them actually.  One stock, one fully tricked
out v0.9 complete with Inrad roofing filter and Inrad IF filters.  Sold
them both to go to the K2.

I've had several TT rigs and like them but find the overall sound to be
on the noisy side.  Lots of IF hiss and in the case of the Omni V,
rather rough sounding audio.  My 830s sounded so smooth and sweet
compared to the rough / spikey Omni.

K2 sounds great.  Nice & relaxing.  I can operate with out getting
bugged by the sound.  I'm hoping the K3 will be similar.  I fear
TenTec's latest rigs aren't going to sound any better than the Corsair
II, Omni C, Omni V and having been there, I'm not rushing to go back.

- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 Wave 3 (soon) -

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[N5GE]

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:24:52 -0700, you wrote:

>-----Original Message-----
>...TT has a 30 day, no questions asked, return policy.  Pretty good!
>
>... Take it for test drive!  ... And if you like the K3 better, you have
>30 days to send the VII back.  Simple!
>------------------------------
>
>But what if you like 'em both??? LOL!
>
>I had an Omni V.  Two of them actually.  One stock, one fully tricked
>out v0.9 complete with Inrad roofing filter and Inrad IF filters.  Sold
>them both to go to the K2.
>
>I've had several TT rigs and like them but find the overall sound to be
>on the noisy side.  Lots of IF hiss and in the case of the Omni V,
>rather rough sounding audio.  My 830s sounded so smooth and sweet
>compared to the rough / spikey Omni.
>
>K2 sounds great.  Nice & relaxing.  I can operate with out getting
>bugged by the sound.  I'm hoping the K3 will be similar.  I fear
>TenTec's latest rigs aren't going to sound any better than the Corsair
>II, Omni C, Omni V and having been there, I'm not rushing to go back.
>

[snip]

I have an Orion II.  The receiver has a lot of hiss.  However it does have good
selectivity and filtering.  It will go up for sale when the K3, ordered in Late
October, arrives.

After owning several Drake, Kenwood and Yaesu rigs I found it to be the noisiest
of them all.  A test comparing my R7 RX with the Orion RX revealed the R7 MDS to
be just a tad better than the Orion II.

Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq

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