If you want the best receiver and work CW at less than 50 wpm, buy the Orion II. If you want the best price performer, buy a late model FT-1000 Mark V (200w) for $1700 - $1800, and add INRAD filters.
I think the folks who engage in all the modified audio and broadcast quality activity are folks who do not have a good healthy activity outlet -- like CW, or a test bench. Have you ever met someone w
In my humble opinion, buying the Orion II or any other $2500+ radio as a FIRST HF rig is a mistake. It is not a "novice's" transceiver. Half as much money for your first one with less features and si
I am going to buy a second rig - I have summer and winter locations. I am mostly a CW operator. I have an Orion II - its super. I sold an FT-1000 Mark V with INRAD xtals in anticipation of buying FT-
I just bought an Orion that still has 4 pin mike etc. Everything seems to be working OK. Are there sufficient reasons to have the hardware updated to be Version 2? Ken K5WK/7
Thanks for your reply. I think I will run 1.372 and change nothing. If I ever send it in for something, then it can be updated. By the way, I have an Orion II which is super. The 565 is for my second
I am not sure the new owners of International are aware of this filter. Would you happen to have a number for it? Is it a plug in? It is not shown on their web site in a way it can be identified. Ken
I am glad the orion series is in good enough shape that we are talking about audio response. I think a more limited bandwidth is an OBJECTIVE in my communications. Put the punch where it communicates
Your conclusions are exactly as mine. Rather than buy an FT-2000 as a second rig I spent less money and got an Orion. Both are great rigs, but the Orion or Orion II is the CW operator's best choice.
The orion shapes a bandpass to fit the CW signal, with DSP NR. It sounds kinda "t8". There is a bit of DSP artifact that you hear when the signal breaks the NR threshold. Are you new to DSP processed