I don't think you're missing anything, although I'd certainly like to
check out the Orion. From what I heard earlier, the Orion has similar
operational flexibility to an FT-1000MP. The second rx is a basically
tool for listening to your transmit freq when operating split.
World-class rx2 performace is not required. Although, unlike the MP,
the Orion lets you listen to a second band with a different antenna, my
understanding is that you can't do that while transmitting.
What I'm looking for is a switching box that turns a pair of Elecraft
K2s into both a second rx for split and Rig 2 for SO2R, maybe sharing a
single KPA100 power amp to keep the total cost under $2K!
/Rick N6XI
Eric Scace K3NA wrote:
> Based on what I've seen so far, it seems like TenTec missed its implied
> goal: two excellent, independent receivers and one
>transmitter in a configuration that can be used as a SO2R station in a single
>box.
>
> Am I missing something here?
>
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