Re: [TenTec] Is Orion really worth it? Given the published problems?

["Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>]

Amen brother!

Ron N6AHA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t@comcast.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Is Orion really worth it? Given the published 
problems?

> Actually, the "competition", for many of us who have raised concerns with
> the II/v2, is not some other radio, but the v1 Orion.
>
> There's all the stuff that Ron Castro captured on his list.  Plus the fact
> (which often gets left out by non v1 Orion owners), that in the v1, the
> transmit audio bandwidth actually meets specification and is adjustable as
> advertised, while in the II/v2, it is so screwed up as to not even be 
> close.
> I see this as real damage.  Others may view it as acceptable.
>
> I think if we could get the best of the v1 and the best of the II/v2 in 
> the
> same new firmware release, the list would get very very quiet because
> there'd be nothing much left to grumble about :-)
>
> Grant/NQ5T
>
>
>
>
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