Francisco...I have enjoyed my Orion II for almost a year now.? The ability to
load new versions of firmware is significant.? It's almost like getting a new
transceiver and it beats sending the transceiver back to?the manufacturer?for
upgrades.
I have the fan.? It's hot here in Florida and I do use the Orion II in contests
so it's a good investment at low cost.
I have a Tentec microphone and a Heil, no problems with either.? The internal
speaker is very good.?
If you?are going to use an amplifier, then the internal antenna tuner is not
needed.
When I bought my Orion II, I also thought about the possibility of selling it
someday in the way future.? I believe having the fan, a matching Tentec
microphone,?and internal antenna tuner will help keep the resale value high.?
Same is true for the filter upgrades.
One item I purchased that you may consider is the remote control.? The ability
to tune and select cw and voice memories with the remote control is very nice.?
You can "program" the remote for many variations on control.? Of course, if you
use a computer to control the transceiver, it becomes secondary.
One last note: My last transceiver was a FT1000D with 200 watts.? The 200 watts
was a big advantage over the 100 watts Orion II, especially when dealing with
weak DX or pileups.? I ended up purchasing a used Tentec Century amplifier
which made all the difference in the world.
73...John Bescher, n4dxi
-----Original Message-----
From: Francisco E. Viegener <fev@ciudad.com.ar>
To: 'Lee Armitage' <LEE@GJ.NET>; tentec@contesting.com
Sent: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 8:18 pm
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II
> Hi to the list,
Continuing with the intention to buy a Orion II I have some more
questions:
-Is possible to install the Antenna tuner later?
-What microphone goes well with it for SSB?
-Is necessary the optional Fan ?
_ what are your opinion about the matching speaker?
Thanks,
Francisco lu3eec
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Francisco E. Viegener" <fev@ciudad.com.ar>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 7:28 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion II
>
>
>> Hi ,
>>
>> I am new on the list and is my intention to buy a Orion II.
>>
>> I saw it in Dayton 2007 but I had not the chance to use or to hear it
>> really.
>>
>> I am in Buenos Aires , Argentina and there are not many Ten tecs
>> transceiver
>> on the air in this country.
>>
>> I read that the receiver has good reception parameters , and I read many
>> good reviews in internet .
>>
>> I guess that any being in this list is someone happy with it and that can
>> help me to decide why I should buy the orion instead of any other brand
>> transceiver
>>
>> Of similar price.
>>
>> I was very impress by the technical review ot it , maybe not so by the
>> appearance what really is not important for me.
>>
>> I also what to know how it is tranmitting in different modes, I don't
>> will
>> use it really to much for Cw.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any comments will help to me ,.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Francisco lu3eec
>>
>>
>>
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