Cordless phone manufacturers put a chunk of cold rolled steel into the
handsets on their more expensive models to give them a more substantial
feel and justify the pricing.
FeelGood Bailey drove a big old Lincoln and when he came into the store
where I worked as a teen would pick up every model of an item he was
interested in. He used to say, "If it's heavy, it's good". FeelGood was
pushing
25 stone, himself :-)
Perhaps an 'Orion Gold' with a 20lb piece of cold rolled overlaying the
bottom
of the chassis would fetch Y90,0000
-t
WILLIAM MANSEY wrote:
>Hello George and everyone,
> I used George's method of checking and aligning TCXOs on both my Argonaut
> V and Orion. This method works quite well indeed! I got both of them pretty
> darn close to exactly on frequency. I am sure that they will both continue
> aging but they are good for now. It sure is easy enough to check!
> I am still suspicious of the lack of wires inside the Orion. What did I
> pay all that money for? There should be all sorts of wires running around in
> there but all that's there is circuit boards and a FEW wires. There are a
> bunch of square metal things with what appear to be screws in them. The
> screw heads are NOT even lined up? This is terrible. If anyone else is as
> disappointed, with their Orion, as I am - I suppose that I might be able to
> take it off your hands for - let's see - - - I guess that 25 cents on the
> dollar would be quite fair under the circumstances! Don't wait too long
> because I am not often THIS generous!
> Aside from those "faults" - - - I really DO love the Orion. (and Argonaut
> V) Even without wires it somehow manages to be the best rig I have had the
> pleasure of using and/or owning! Some people, myself included, have compared
> waiting for the Orion with being a kid at Christmas. Anticipating all those
> presents is something I will never forget. One big difference is that many
> of those presents were forgotten all too soon BUT that is not the case with
> the Orion. The pleasure goes on and on! (Still fun to play with the box
> though!) SO - to all those awaiting an Orion (or two) please be patient.
> Patience is a virtue AND you will be "rewarded"! What a REWARD!!!
> 73, Bill
>
>wa2pvk@msn.com
>
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