Rick,Bless your heart. You got pulled into trying to educate some of the 40 and 80m SSB crowd who used to be CBers. When they aren't bashing an American company simply trying to make a profit, they
Dennis,The folks that get on here and trash Ten Tec service and rates open themselves up for criticism. If they can't take the criticism then don't post these incredibly narrow sighted and uninforme
amen amen my brother. in addition to service policy, The new owner's comments being circulated about firmware updates and new rigs to come is great news. good stuff is on the way. I look forward to
My need for knobs was satisfied on my Flex 5000A Dual Rx with a Hercules DJ Panel, you can download the compatible GUI from one of the German Hams and assign whatever function your heart desires to n
Both the Orion 1 and the Orion 2, have the best User Interface of any modern rig I have ever used. No hard menus, AF, RF power, memories, filtering, antennas, everything is accessible from the front
Rick, A few days ago we had a healthy discussion on dirty transmitters.See: http://www.sm5bsz.com/dynrange/dubus313.pdf I agree it is something the manufacturers could improve upon, but probably won
Jim Brown - K9YC - In response I would simply say, as I pointed out a while back in a lively discussion. You should do your part and buy the best performing rigs out there and as the bar continues t
Jim,I am in engineering, questioning why and developing designs, it's what I do. I have commercial and Amateur licenses. The rule you provide for Ham operations is true, however, the passage can be i
The FCC rule being cited can also support a spark gap transmitter or any number of old pieces of gear, if that's what I could afford and wanted to operate it. Most of us understand the limitations
Rick, My comments regarding old rigs were taken out of context, my thesis remains, "Most any modern rig is cleaner than the rigs of old" Sure you may point to some exceptions, perhaps some military
An Orion 2, Alpha 87A, Timewave Navigator Interface, Writelog software and the OK RTTY DX Contest equals one enjoyable day of Ham Radio. The Orion 2 worked superbly in a crowded 40m band. What a gr
If you send an Orion back to Ten Tec to replace a battery, you are wasting your money. Other than all the screws on the cover and faceplate section, theres really nothing to it. Batterys are easily