What posts?
Ohhh...those four messages must be filtered by my e-mail reader ;-)
-Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Grotophorst" <n9dg@yahoo.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 23:59 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion, the direction? - was Scout instability
Awe come on guys, isn't anyone else going to take a
shot at commenting on all 4 of Larry's (VA3LK)
original questions as they pertain to the Orion? Or
pickup on Larry's even broader challenge about
discussing buttons verses no panel verses??? After all
there will be no more Scouts built or sold, they are
what they are and no amount of discussion here on the
reflector will change that.
If there is as lively debate about what Ten Tec must
do, or not do, to make the Orion a success as there is
now regarding the Scout we will then be possibly
influencing the future, and everyone will be able to
buy a new Orion without any annoying problems.
If Ten Tec makes just a few last minute tweaks to
improve the Orion (and any other new models in the
works) because of comments here, then we will have
done our part to make the Orion into something we will
all want to buy.
Duane
N9DG
I've included a copy of Larry's original post here for
your convenience:
The ongoing discussion about Orion is interesting but
is this discussion addressing the real issues for Ten
Tec?
Lets ask just four questions now and then later review
to see the path that Ten Tec chooses to take.
Question One.
Will Orion by another "me two" high end transceiver
with some features marketed by Ten Tec to attempt to
differentiate the new product?
Question Two.
Will Orion have a significant unique capability that
is real and quantifiable beyond the unique Ten Tec
ownership of the best QSK going?
Question Three.
Will Orion avoid the recent spate of problems that
recent Ten Tec offerings have had all the way from
chirp (Omni), VFO instability (Scout), Pegasus DSP
tones in the noise etc?
Question Four.
Five years after introduction will the Orion be the
radio of choice for those who seek the very best?
I would encourage a vigorous discussion on this forum
of what features are needed to create a new unique Ten
Tec capability in Orion, to not only identify
capabilities but also to quantify the value to the
amateur community of the capability. I further suggest
a vigorous discussion of the value of a 1000 knobs and
buttons, a la FT1000MP Mark IV what ever, versus a
high level of function integration without the knobs
and buttons. The value of a no front panel option a la
TS-2000 etc.
Ten Tec has brought some interesting new talent into
the development process, it is important as I see it,
to ensure that the talent is guided by economics but
also by a commitment to make at least one new major
contribution to the art. Equally important is that
the talent be constrained to avoid a screw up as noted
above in recent products. If the notion of "screw up"
bothers some, then consider it as "undocumented
features" of the products.
Larry
VA3LK
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