[TenTec] Orion headphone jack

[Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>]

I downloaded the manual for the Orion today, and one of the first things 
that struck my eye was a stern warning that plugging a mono phone jack into 
the headphone jack will damage the audio amplifier due to shorting one of 
the channels.
Wat's up with this -- is this typical of TenTec transceivers?  The Kenwood 
and Yaesu transceivers I have now - one 17 years old - are protected 
against this easy-to-make mistake.  How can the Orion not be?
73, Pete N4ZR
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