Omni VI Model 563

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The Omni 6 was manufactured from 1992-1996

Specifications

General

  • Modes: USB, LSB, FSK or AFSK, FM built-in
  • Frequency Range: All ham bands 160 through 10 meters. Twelve 500 KHz segments with 30 KHz overshoot at upper and lower band edges.
  • Display: 7 digit to 10 Hz resolution, 0.56" LED, 2 secondary 0.3" displays for clock, memory chanhel and offset.
  • Frequency Control: LO generated with a crystal oscillator mixed with a low noise 4.97 - 5.53 MHz phase locked loop.
  • Offset Tuning: +/- 9.99 KHz, receive and transmit, Dual VFO's with Split mode.
  • Memories: 100 duplex memories, battery backup, one scratch pad.
  • PC Interface: Serial port operation of receive and transmit. Includes two line and RS-232 interface. Runs at 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200 baud.
  • Frequency Accuracy: +/- 50 Hz @ 25 degrees C.
  • Antenna: 50 ohm unbalanced.
  • Remote Band Switching: Selects antenna or other station accessories.
  • Power Required: 2 A receive, 20 A transmit @ 12-14 VDC.
  • Construction: 20 G10 epoxy glass PC boards, most field replaceable. Extruded aluminum fron panel, alumninum chassis, texture painted top & bottom, snap up stainless stell bail.
  • Dimensions: HWD 5.75" x 14.75" x 17" - 14.6 x 37.5 x 43.2 cm.
  • Weight: 16 lbs - 7.25 kg.

Transmitter

  • RF Output: 0 - 100 watts, ALC stablilized.
  • DC Input: Maximum 250 watts @ 14VDC. 100% duty cycle for up to 20 minutes. Continuous duty with customer supplied air cooling of rear panel heat sink.
  • Microphone Input: 200 - 50K Ohms, accepts microphones with 5 mV (-62dB) output. Polarizing voltage for electrets provided.
  • Speech Processor: Adjustable compression level.
  • T/R Switching: PTT or VOX on SSB, switchable FAST or SLOW QSK on CW, delay on SLOW is adjustable.
  • Iambic Keyer: adjustable 8 - 40 WPM, type A or B, weight adjustable from keypad.
  • CW Offset: programmable 400 - 990 Hz, DSP generated, sidetone automatically matches offset, volume adjustable independent of AF gain control.
  • FSK Shift: 170 Hz.
  • FM Deviation: +/- 5 KHz.
  • Metering: Switchable to forward power, SWR, collector current or audio processing level on SSB.
  • SSB Generation: Balanced modulator followed by 9 MHz, 8 pole crystal ladder filter.
  • Carrier Suppression: 60 dB typical.
  • Unwanted Sideband Suppression:60 dB typical at 1.5 KHz tone.
  • Third Order Intermod:30 dB below two tone at 100 watts PEP.
  • Spurious Output: Better than 45 dB below peak power output.

Receiver

  • Sensitivity: 0.15 uV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio at 2.4 KHz bandwidth. In FM, 0.3 uV for 12 dB SINAD at 15 KHz bandwidth.
  • Selectivity: Standard 16 pole filter, 20 to 24 poles cascaded depending on options selected.
Selected Filter -6 dB BW -60 dB Shape Factor
Standard 2.4 KHz 2.4 KHz 4.50 KHz 1.87:1
Optional 1.8 KHz 1.8 KHz 3.40 KHz 1.89:1
Optional 500 Hz 500 Hz 1.40 KHz 2.80:1
Optional 250 Hz 250 Hz 850 Hz 3.40:1
Standard FM 15 KHz 30.0 KHz 2.00:1
  • Dynamic Range: 97 dB @ 2.4 KHz bandwidth at 20 KHz spacing, 100 dB+ with CW filters.
  • Third Order Intercept: +10 dBm
  • Noise Floor: -133 dBm @ 2.4 KHz bandwidth.
  • Phase Noise: -122 dBc @ 1 KHz, -138dBc @ 20 KHz.
  • S-Meter: Calibrated to 50 uV at S9.
  • Attenuator: -20 dB.
  • Passband Tuning: +/- 1.2 KHz.
  • I-F Frequencies: 1st I-F 9 MHz, 2nd I-F 6.3 MHz (passband tuning IF), 2nd I-F for FM 455 KHz.
  • Noise Blanker: adjustable threshold.
  • Automatic DSP Notch Filter: Eliminates multiple heterodynes, notch depth automatically selected for each.
  • Manual Notch Filter: 250 Hz to 2.2 KHz, greater than 50 dB.
  • CW DSP Filter: Low pass audio filter selectable in 5 steps, 1400 Hz, 1200 Hz, 1000 Hz, 800 Hz, 600 Hz, or may be disengaged.
  • Receive Recovery Time: less than 20 ms including split mode.
  • Squelch Sensitivity: Less than 0.6 uV
  • Image Rejection: >90 dB.
  • Audio: 1.5 watts @ 4 ohms with less than 2% distortion, built-in speaker, separate fixed output 1 mw @ 600 ohms.
  • Separate RX Antenna Input: 50 ohm phono jack, front panel selectable.

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