Bill, there already is a "Scott's top ten list", but it's Scott
McNealy (Sun Microsystems) and his top ten list why not to buy
from Microsoft.
73
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bill Tippett
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:44 AM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Scott's Top Ten Reasons
W4PA wrote:
>Ten-Tec just processed a group order for 20 Orion's for Yankee
Clipper
Contest Club
Oh $#!+ Scott! Now you've done it! Don't these guys
read this
reflector? Now I'll have to send them all a personal message and
ask
them if they want to reconsider because:
1. Orion cannot hear weak signals...especially in heavy QRM.
Both
ARRL's ETR measurements and contest results definitely proved
this.
2. Orion's IP2 is so bad that Slovenians are using it to listen
to the VOA
on 40 meters. I'll bet if Orion only had a color display
they could tune in and watch the Oprah Winfrey show during those
slow
contest periods!
3. Orion cannot transmit (no PTT on CW)...this is definitely a
show-
stopper, especially for the more technically astute gurus.
4. Orion has numerous problems which Ten-Tec is doing absolutely
nothing about (compared to Yaesu's EXCELLENT support in fixing
the
MP's IF hiss, clicks, etc in the 8+ years it has been in
production).
Attention YCCC and all serious contesters! PLEASE do
not buy an
Orion...especially if you are competing with me. ;-)
73, Bill W4ZV
P.S. We need a Top Ten List..."Scott's Top Ten Reasons NOT to
buy an
Orion". I'm going to bed or I would add 6 more. Any takers?
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