Steve:
What can I say? I also have a Sounds Sweet speaker that I purchased to
use with the Orion. I like it!!! It works just fine! It does what they
say and I like the way that it minimizes the high notes or hiss. I really
am sorry that you have had so much trouble!!!!!!
Best of luck to you.
73,
Bernard, WA4OEJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve N4LQ" <n4lq@iglou.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Sweep display freezing on Orion
> Thanks Bernard but after 3 weeks of testing the Orion, I sent it back for
a
> refund.
> BTW: It took me several phone calls and emails to get my refund.
> I did not find the Orion a bit complicated and have no idea why everyone
> thinks it takes a month to "learn it".
> As for posting reviews....Eham puts no requirements on posting a review.
It
> is not intended to be a "professional" site for engineers to post reviews.
> It is intended to be a place for users to express their opinions and
> experiences with their equipment. Several months ago I purchased a
> SoundsSweet speaker and posted a bad review. I received several flames and
> hate mail from happy owners. My review was the only one at the time that
> qualified as half-way objective. I used an audio generator, scope and VOM
to
> prove my points. Everyone else made highly subjective comments like "Wow
> this speaker is great, I can hear it all over the house" or "Sounds
awesome,
> signals seem to pop out of nowhere".
> With the Orion I used a simple signal generator from Elecraft to run some
> test against the PRO2. I fed the weak signal into the antenna inputs of
both
> rigs at the same time and mixed the signal with QRN on 160 meters. All I
can
> say is, the PRO 2 was able to hear the signal better. Some will say this
is
> non-professional and I will admit it is amateurish but at least I have
SOME
> basis for my comments.
> Considering that Eric spent $5,000 USD for the Orion and now has no hope
of
> a refund, I think his review was overly generous!
> Steve N4LQ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernard(wtrone)" <wtrone@comcast.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 6:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Sweep display freezing on Orion
>
>
> > Steve:
> >
> > I am sorry that you have had problems with your Orion. I have
had
> > mine for a little over 5 months and only once did I have to do a reset.
I
> > haven't had the problems that you are describing. Maybe yours needs to
go
> > back to the factory for a little adjustment/ repair.
> >
> > While I am reluctant to "flame" anyone, Eric is completely out
of
> > order writing this review with only a couple of days use. The Orion is
a
> > different radio. I seriously doubt that Eric has used it enough to be
> > familiar with what it does or doesn't do. Like I said, I have had mine
> for
> > a little over 5 months and am still learning how to use it. I would not
> be
> > surprised to find that some (or most) of the "problems" that Eric has
were
> > really nothing more than operator error or inexperience.
> >
> > Call it a cult, call it whatever you want. I am pleased with my
> > Orion. I simply have not had the problems that you and Eric describe.
> > Maybe I have been lucky, maybe not.
> >
> > Best of luck to you.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >
> > Bernard, WA4OEJ
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve N4LQ" <n4lq@iglou.com>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Sweep display freezing on Orion
> >
> >
> > > This reply is disgusting. I had the Orion for 3 weeks and had nothing
> but
> > > trouble and so have dozens of other people. Eric's review was right on
> > > target. The Orion deserves plenty of negative comments. The old TenTec
> > cult
> > > is showing it's ugly fangs again. I spent 3 weeks switching A/B
between
> > the
> > > Orion and the PRO2. The PRO 2 out performed it in every respect except
> for
> > > BDR and I couldn't find enough QRM to even verify that measurement.
> > > I had lockups, hang-ups, dropouts, poor performance in QRN and even
> total
> > > front end overload from BC stations. Yea I know all about the AGC
> setting
> > > theories and it's a bunch of hogwash.
> > > I've avoided posting a review of the Orion just for this reason. No
one
> > > wants to be flamed like this! If Eric doesn't like the rig then it's
his
> > > business. To call him "reckless and unprofessional" is totally
> > inapropriate.
> > > As for reading the manual etc. The problems with the Orion have
nothing
> to
> > > do with reading the manual. No rig should suffer the glitches this one
> > does
> > > and reading the manual would be of no help.
> > > Oh....I see where one of you guys suggested a "manual reset" once per
> > week!
> > > Now that's really some wonderful rig!
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve N4LQ
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <N0KHQ@aol.com>
> > > To: <eric.sensi@skynet.be>; <tentec@contesting.com>;
> > <toby423@earthlink.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 1:42 PM
> > > Subject: [TenTec] Sweep display freezing on Orion
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hello All and Eric,
> > > >
> > > > I've owned my Orion since May of this year and believe it to the
> finest
> > > rig
> > > > on the market today......bar none.
> > > >
> > > > I too, wrote an Orion review on Eham.......but I waited 3 months
> before
> > I
> > > > did......I should have waited longer.....due to all of the
additional
> > > features
> > > > that I keep finding.
> > > >
> > > > I agree with the previous post's. Its clear that you are
inexperienced
> > > with
> > > > the operation of the Orion and I encourage you to seek help from a
ham
> > > that has
> > > > owned an Orion for some time.
> > > >
> > > > To write an Orion review after just 2 days of ownership is reckless
> and
> > > very
> > > > unprofessional. You have given a new meaning to the word Amateur.
> > > >
> > > > If you need help in setting up the Orion properly........all you
have
> to
> > > do
> > > > is ASK, like most of us had to.
> > > >
> > > > Just submit your question to the list and I can guarantee you will
get
> > > 100's
> > > > of replies.
> > > >
> > > > The Orion manual doesn't even come close to describing the optimum
> > > > operational settings and flexibility of this SDR rig......if it did
> > there
> > > would be a
> > > > heck a lot more pages than 47.
> > > >
> > > > Have a good day.
> > > >
> > > > John / N0KHQ
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