One sure-fire way: I sold a Mark V to a German ham some years ago. He turned out to have a FedEx account and sent me an envelope overnight with 2,000 green ones in it. Then I shipped. Cain't beat tha
I got it that Orion I's new firmware release produces undesirable clicks on the trailing edge of CW elements while improving QSK considerably. Question: What about the Orion II? Does it have the same
Jim, K4PV: Fascinating post. With all this technology being deployed, I wonder why the ARRL has selected WinLink 2000 for its main operations/communications platform for hams in emergencies. A little
I just read a review on eHam.net of the Jupiter. The ham gives it a "0" and calls it "junk." No specifics, just "junk." He complains that his first review disappeared from the eHam web site, and I ho
I appreciate all of the comments. Even though the reviewer may have had some valid issues with the Jupiter, I cannot but feel sorry for any brand-new hams who might stumble across his "review." Total
I enjoyed reading Jerry Volpe's comments re the Jupiter. I own one, an OMNI VI (Opt 3), Mark V Field, and an Argosy 525 (don't laugh!). Of these rigs, I enjoy using the Jupiter the most because of th
Barry wrote in re 70 dB IMD3: "That person, whoever it is, doesn't do much operating on 160M cw. 73, Barry N1EU" If 160 meter CW ops are Ten-Tec's target market for the Orion II, the company's in dee
"I can understand if the non-Orion TT readers weren't keen to get all this traffic. There is a very nice orion at contesting.com reflector just for us Orion users, but somehow many folks seem to stic
Jerry: Very interesting post, closest to philosophy I have ever seen on a ham site! You might want to read "An Army of Davids" by Glenn Reynolds ("Instapundit"), who is an apostle of the new advocacy
"I find the reviews do nothing to accurately characterize or measure the AGC and QSK performance, two of the most important contributors to my potential love or disdain of a transceiver. 73, Barry N1
". . . 'technical innovation' has certainly bloated the price of Icom and Yaesu's $10,000 flagships, but their upconversion main receiver designs inherently limits in-close cw reception performance.
At the risk of indicating birth prior to WW II, I advance the proposition that, based on the photo kindly provided on the reflector, the Orion II is a swell looking radio. For my money, the Argonaut
Some veterans of this list may remember the many critical comments about ICOM's marketing of IC-756 PRO Is, IIs, and IIIs. Yet it seems this form of marketing is catching . . . What the critics of IC
I cannot critique anything that Stan Brock and others have noted about the performance capabilities of the OMNI C and OMNI VI+. However, I would add that IMHO the only reasons to forego using either
There's hope still! Boeing is a real live company with lobbying prowess. Tom Daschle's wife is a top Boeing lobbyist, for example, and makes a lot more than he does. Imagine if the congressional Demo