Re: RE: [TenTec] Ten Tec and Years End Thoughts

["Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>]

Well Rick, I have to disagree with you. You actually hear very few 
'negatives' about the Orion. As with any new advance in technology, 
there is going to be some growing pains. This is the Ten Tec 
reflector and it is this 'closed' forum where can talk about our 
happiness and our unhappiness with different areas of difficulty, 
without going very public with the information. I have a couple of 
problems, others have different problems, but all-in-all the Orion 
is the best hardware design that I have ever used in some 53 years. 
I doubt seriously that anyone in their right mind would be unhappy 
enough to swap for a Collins rig. But I wish you luck in your 
endevor. The Omni 6 Plus is also an excellent radio, but to swap it 
plus an amp is not what one would call a 'good deal', of course 
that's only my opinion. The inflated prices of the Collins gear 
probably won't work here. But good luck anyway.

Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rrbunn@cox.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [TenTec] Ten Tec and Years End Thoughts


> I just made the offer because so many of you are unhappy with your 
> new radios.
>
> I have a complete KWM-2A station (312B-5,30L-1,both the PS-2 and 
> 516 PS.s) and a 75S-1 outboard receiver all in good shape.
>
> I would be happy with an late Omni 6+ and amp, but as there's a 
> lot of negative on the Orion, I thought I'd offer the trade.
>
> On performance, the KWM-2A has a good reciever with a BAD agc.  I 
> use my Paragon II and Corsair II for contesting and the Collins 
> for ragchews.
>
> 73 Rick
> N4ASX
> > From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t@comcast.net>
> > Date: 2004/12/26 Sun PM 03:24:28 EST
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Subject: RE: [TenTec] Ten Tec and Years End Thoughts
> >
> > Now why would anyone want to give up an Orion for a radio as 
> > (truly)
> > mediocre as the KWM-2A?   Yes, a nice KWM-2A  may cost a lot 
> > these days.
> > That just proves that price has nothing to do with how good (or 
> > in this
> > case, how bad) a radio can be :-)
> >
> > Grant/NQ5T
> >
> > > With all the stuff about the Orion both positive and
> > > negative, I'd be willing to trade a great Collins KWM-2A
> > > station for an Orion and Amp.
> >
> >
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