If you look at the QST reviews, you will see the 850 receiver beats the
Orion in a couple of areas at 20khz spacing. I think you safely say,
however, at 10 khz spacing or less the Orion ought to beat the 850( no specs
on the 850 at less than 20khz to compare).
John N1JM
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From: "Ulrich Hilsinger" <dh0ghu@dh0ghu.de>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 8:57 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Comparison Orion vs TS850 ?
> Hello,
>
> I actually think about replacing one of my two TS850s by an Orion.
> Unfortunately, I had no chance to find an ORION owner here in the
> southwestern corner of Germany, resulting in no possiblity of making
> pre-buy comparison tests.
>
> Did anybody reading this was doing a direct comparison between those two
> rigs ? For me, it seems shure that the ORION will behave much better on
> bands such as 40m and 80m than the TS850 - at least as long as this one
> has no INRAD filters installed. But how did he performs on higher bands,
> where sensitivity is a bit more important ? MDS seems to be much higher
> at the 850, but is it really the important point (in my opinion, some
> japanese rigs are just far too sensitive on 10/12/15m... the only
> drawback often is the low IF amplification).
> Another important task for me is the interconnectivity with ACOM1000
> amps, but also the ease of use with transverter systems for VHF/UHF, as
> well as the compatibility to HEIL headsets, etc. ...
>
> Comments are very appreciated, regarding both, SSB and CW operation, in
> normal DX business as well as in Contest environments...
>
>
>
> 73, merry christmas and best wishes for 2004,
>
> Ulrich, dh0ghu
> dh0ghu@dh0ghu.de
> http://www.dh0ghu.de/
>
>
>
>
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