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Re: [TenTec] Recalcitrant Orion

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Recalcitrant Orion
From: John <jlockj@earthlink.net>
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Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 10:56:03 -0500
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Hi Gary,

Sorry to hear about the fatal flaws on the CPU board. I was really hoping you were closing in on "the fix" for this radio.

What would you need for the:

A9 Board and

The sheet metal piece on the back of the radio that the heat sink protrudes through

Thanks,

John  W0DC

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On 8/13/2016 10:46 AM, Gary J FollettDukes HiFi wrote:
At some point, taking into account the value of any given radio, the time to pursue it 
further, the lack of specific technical information from Ten Tec regarding signal 
routing, timing and so on, the lack of Ten Tec’s ability to offer significant 
assistance, one begins to question the value of putting more time into the radio.

Following advice from others here on the reflector, I did look at the CPU from 
this Orion under a microscope, saw many issues which I asked my SMT technician 
to attempt to repair. However, since the CPLD and another chip had been 
sloppily replaced by a previous repair technician, we both determined that 
there is board damage (traces under the chips) that renders the CPU board 
unrepairable for all practical purposes.

Since we all know that working CPU boards are likely worth more than the radio, 
I have decided to part this one out.

The high value items are listed you-know-where but, so long as no one bids them 
to their respective reserves, the listings can be stopped at any time, so that 
you can buy them.

I offer these vital organs, plus any other Orion parts to Ten Tec Reflector 
users at negotiated prices (not bidding war prices).

I know I am supposed to post prices but there are too many items allow me to do 
so. Therefore, all discussions about parts and pricing can be directed to me 
off-reflector.

Everything (except the CPU board) is in excellent condition including all 
cosmetic parts.

All functional parts (except the CPU board) are know to be working perfectly, 
tested with a known-good CPU.

Gary

W0DVN
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