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Re: [TenTec] Orion II firmware

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II firmware
From: "Andre021" <andre121@t-online.de>
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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:47:35 +0200
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Hello all,
i am an satisfied ORION II user. I have had many trouble to understand and to use my OII. But after two years of learning I don´t wan´t to have an other TRX. A long time I was "fan" of japaneise Transceivers. They looking so nice, but thats not all. OK. the building quality of the OII is not the best, especiality the tuning knobs and the display is not so good, comparing with Icom TRX ore so. The receiver performance is the important think for me and there is the OII the number one for me. I think the japaneise companies have learned from TEN TEC especially with roofing filters and so on. I think we don´t need an ORION III. What we need is a stable software fore the OII and more updates to remove all the problems.

´73 André DL2AVC

----- Original Message ----- From: <Rsoifer@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>; <waltk8cv4612amos@att.net>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II firmware


T-T had a display fast enough to be really useful as an operating aid. It
was the waterfall display in 2.041XT.  Yes, it looked kinda  washed out on
SSB, but I'm mainly a CW op and it was a real help. It was about twice as fast as the spectrum sweep display in 2.044A. John Henry said that they're
working on a new version,  which I'm eagerly  awaiting.  Meanwhile, the
sweep display in 2.044A is definitely an  improvement over 2.039d.

I don't think we need an Orion III, just more work on the O II  firmware.
Keep up the good work, John.  It's helping.

73 Ray W2RS



In a message dated 8/22/2010 9:32:09 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
cdistflatfoot@gmail.com writes:

I  will acknowledge that the sweep is slow .  I think the sweep should
be better than the other guys .  I use the sweep and when I operate  at a
different qth  I find myself looking for it .  I am looking  foreword to
the whole package coming together in the Orion III . I am  getting bored
with this Old  Orion II give us some good news TT and  tell us you are
working on a new  radio to replace the Orion  .   John kb2huk
On 8/22/2010 4:25 PM, Walt Amos wrote:
 Ah, Yes, will the Orion III have a separate 32bit DSP receiver for the
 sweep, Wahoo how important is that ? Will it have a second receiver of
the
same quality as the main receiver ? Wahoo, how important is that ?  I,
alas,
use 2.039d and am thrilled with it so far, but I don't use  the dumb
sweep at
all. Can probably count on two hands the times I  have used the second
receiver!

Would you say " I AM A  HAPPY CAMPER ? ".

Walt K8CV Royal Oak,  MI.


----- Original Message -----
 From:<Rsoifer@aol.com>
To:<tentec@contesting.com>
 Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II  firmware


It may be subjective, but I like the NR  in 2.044A a lot better than the
one
in 2.039d.   The sweep display seems faster too, which makes it more
 useful.  Or, am I just imagining it?

73 Ray  W2RS


In a message dated 8/22/2010 5:07:18  P.M. GMT Standard Time,
gpalfe@comcast.net  writes:

I am  running version 2.039d on my Orion  II.

I am wondering if the latest 2.44 firmware offers any real enhancements
over 2.039d.  I wonder if  it  is worth the time, hassle and possible
trade-offs to  upgrade to 2.44.  It  is a larger project here in that
for
security
reasons my shop does not run Windows so I have more work to get and run
the
 upgrade.

Thanks for any   insight.

Greg,  wa0bnx
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