But why do we have to expect a one box as coming up short?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Grotophorst" <n9dg@yahoo.com>
To: "Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX" <RMcGraw@blomand.net>; "Paul DeWitte K9OT"
<k9ot@mhtc.net>; <TenTec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION
> I also agree that the all in one boxes come up short,
> but for an additional reason. They don't do you a lot
> of good if you need (Ok want)to monitor several
> VHF/UHF bands simultaneously. Their economic advantage
> falls apart if you need to watch several bands at
> once.
>
> What Ten Tec must absolutely include in the Orion are
> easy connections to get low level TX signals for
> transverter use. And also a sepparate RX connection(s)
> for transverter duty as well.
>
> Duane
> N9DG
>
>
>
>
> --- Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net>
> wrote:
> > Paul:
> >
> > I fully agree. I'm an avid HF'er and work EME, MS,
> > & tropo on VHF & UHF.
> > I've found that may of the "all band, all mode" rigs
> > suffer in RX
> > performance, especially on VHF & UHF. I say if one
> > wants to work HF then
> > get a good HF rig. For me, VHF & UHF demand
> > separate radios. In truth, I
> > use a Tentec OMNI VI+ on 10M with dedicated Down
> > East Microwave transverters
> > for VHF and UHF.
> >
> > 73
> > Bob K4TAX
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul DeWitte K9OT" <k9ot@mhtc.net>
> > To: <TenTec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:51 AM
> > Subject: [TenTec] ORION
> >
> >
> > > On the subject of features for the new rig I see
> > no reason to have VHF/UHF
> > > in a HF rig as you can only listen to one band at
> > a time (unles you have
> > > dual independent recieve) anyway. A lot of the all
> > band hf/vhf/uhf rigs
> > > compromise their performance on some bands. I
> > would rather have a VERY
> > good
> > > HF rig and if I wanted to get on vhf/uhf get a
> > seperate rig for those
> > > bands.I would guess this will be the top of the
> > line radio and see them
> > put
> > > ALL of their efforts in to making it the best HF
> > rig out of TEN TEC yet.
> > > Personal opinion only. 73 Paul k9ot
> > >
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