Hi Lee, I would install the latest ...1.371. It is the most stable w/most bug fixes incorporated for general use..ie ragchewing etc. 73 and ENJOY!! Kirby, W7SV
Hi John, I love my IC7800 and my ORION...don't ever plan to sell either in this lifetime!! They are both Great radios!! The ORION holds an edge in some areas while the IC7800 holds an edge in others!
Doc, You are certainly not the first person(read HAM) to do this. I know for certain that you will not be the last one either! It probably is something minor like a shorted diode. I would check that
Grant, I use the Palstar AT1500BAL. I works wonderfully and is much cheaper than the Bliss tuner. The Palstar website is http://www.palstar.com/palmain.htm . I told Art Bell W6OBB about how much I li
Hi David, You must realize that "bugs" are part of the system!(Hardware and software both) EVERYTHING made by humans has them whether we like it or not! If you are living right, the "bug" will be a s
Hi Richard, Glad that you are enjoying your new ORION!! Some of the buttons can inadvertantly be depressed when plugging/unplugging the headphone or key jack into the front panel. I am not saying tha
Bernard, When the band is really noisy this works very well on SSB!! I have been using mine for about 7 months configured like that when the band gets noisy and I no not want to listen to all that cr
Al, Thanks for taking the time to answer the question about Orion delivery date slippage!! I know of no other ham radio company on Earth that gives this kind of service!! 73 es Gud DX, Kirby, W7SV PS
Greetings All, The really cool thing about the ORION is that this is no big deal for Orion owners, because when TenTec figures out an innovative cure for this situation( AND THEY WILL!!!), all we hav
Pete, Great post. Your thoughts and mine about the Orion experience are very similar. I think that many of the early "warts" have been eliminated by TenTec and those that are still present have been
Hi John, Happy NewYear!! I have noticed this also. Many of the JA rigs have an internal menu item to allow the user to select how the various modes handle the particular offset (with regard to the di
Hi Rob, To answer your question, because it hears so much better than the rig it replaced (an ICOM IC-756PRO II). In talking with W6OBB and the group on 3840, I sat the rigs side by side, and did a c
Jack, I was just wondering if you got the "straight thru" serial cable. That is the version of "serial" cable that has worked on my Orion. I did have to change some of the serial port settings in Win
Dear Ed and Janet, Do not EVER tie them together! When lightning strikes your tower, and it WILL, you will have upwards of 100000 volts destroying every electrical device in your home from the ground
Dear Pete, Surely do enjoy reading your posts on such a wide variety of diverse subjects!! I have two of the Remote Control Heads for the 3 Hercules II solid state amps, but only one remote control c