Well I think I understand Bill's comments although maybe not the wording.
I have been an avid Ten-Tec fan for several years and have owned 6 or 7 rigs
and various other pieces including the RX-320, 3 kits and a Hercules II.
I dont think the Orion II is to ambitous for me or the average ham. Its not
for everyone I am sure because of price and those that dont like to tinker.
I was recently in the market for a new HF rig and after reviewing the
options I chose to by a Icom Pro III. This is a choice I have yet to regret
with the exception I would much rather be dealing with the guys in TN. Guys
that have been pretty good to me.
I chose the Pro III because I thought the Orion development was too
"ambitious" and looking at the revision history in firmware, it was a lot of
messing around that I did not want to deal with. I want something that was
more stable and requires less tinkering. Something the Orion appears to be
less of compared to any other previous offering from Ten Tec.
As far as a Jupiter II? Heck yes. I cant believe they have not released one
yet. Take the basic Jupiter, paint it black, add a color display, add
roofing filters and I think they would have a product that would sell like
crazy.
In a nutshell, I would buy one !
73,
Rich
kd0zv
How many feel that the Orion series is just too ambitious and will never
turn out to be a really user friendly rig for the average ham, no matter
how
many revisions are made?
How many would like to see TT come out with something modern having the
"feel" of an OMNI VI, but with an Rx like the Orion II main? Possibly an
updated
Jupiter?
Maybe somebody from TT will respond to this too?
Bill K3UJ
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