Hip Hip Hoorah; Thank you for the clarification Carl.
Maybe it will be put to rest now.
73,
Jim, K4SQR
>On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 13:28:31 -0000 "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>
writes:
> I'm tired of hearing comparisons between the K2 and the Orion. The
> two
> radios are as different as night and day. The K2 only has one
> receiver, NO
> passband tuning, much less filter choices, and a very awkward user
> interface
> that many times has you hitting the wrong button to do something.
> For
> example, to turn on the CW spotting tone on the K2, you press and
> HOLD the
> PRE/ATT button. To turn on SPLIT, you press and hold the A=B
> button. So
> if you get you two VFO's set correctly and want to turn on SPLIT and
> happen
> to not hold the SPLIT button long enough, you end up doing an A=B.
> This is
> an ergonomic joke. These radios are just not in the same league and
> should
> not be compared with each other. And, I have a K2 and Orion side by
> side
> here. I can tell you if the preamp is turned off on the K2, it does
> not
> have enough sensitivity. The Orion can hear much weaker signals
> with the
> preamp off on both radios.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> Franklinton, NC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <K3BU@aol.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 2:34 AM
> Subject: Re: More Re: [TenTec] Orion redefines the meaning of ...
> AGC OFF
>
>
> > In a message dated 2/7/04 6:23:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> nq5t@comcast.net
> > writes:
> >
> > Not sure why we keep going back to those "tests". Even John
> Devoldere
> > very politely did what he could to try and debunk that particular
> urban
> > legend in his Orion review.
> >
> > Because we want to and because there is something to it.
> > ON4UN is nice guy, I respect him, but he is not gospel. Did he
> tried to
> > measure or replicate the tests? I remember him praising MKV (worst
> of
> FT1k's), how
> > much better it is than 1000D. Also his remark about not being
> able to use
> > synchro receiver on Orion, when all you have to do is offset the
> RIT on
> one of
> > them.
> >
> > K6SE tests are not urban legend. He is one of the top and
> accomplished
> hams,
> > he knows the stuff and if you knew more about it, you might be
> more
> inclined
> > to have closer look at the problem rather than ridiculing and
> singing
> praises
> > and hallelujahs about crap. I will repeat his test under perhaps
> more
> > controlled situation, but so far what I have seen, I agree with
> Earl's
> conclusions.
> >
> > Orion has some remarkable and advanced features, but quite a few
> rough
> edges
> > especially for the competitive hams. It was supposed to be amazing
> rig for
> > contesters, but so far for the money it comes short on ergonomics.
> Cheap
> IC706 or
> > K2 could give it some lessons in that directions.
> >
> > Your posts smell by the blind devotion to Ten-Tec things, even if
> they do
> not
> > deserve it. Get real! It doesn't help anybody to keep proclaiming
> that
> > emperor has nice clothes.
> >
> > 73 Yuri, K3BU
> > _______________________________________________
> > TenTec mailing list
> > TenTec@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>
> _______________________________________________
> TenTec mailing list
> TenTec@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>
>
Jim Miller, K4SQR
www.comteksystems.com
4-Square, 2-High tri-band,
3-High Monoband Stack Systems
Our 15th year of 4-Square Systems
_______________________________________________
TenTec mailing list
TenTec@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
|