Gee guys, if you want color please send an email to TenTec. I brought my
Orion about 6 Weeks ago, and not having a color display is transparent to
me. I will admit that I would like to have color (a nice to have feature
that makes it look pretty). However, in my response to Orion's survey for
new owners I stated that I would prefer to have color only if it did not
increase the cost of the radio (like that will happen).
I own, and still do, an Icom 775DSP, which I consider to have the best
receiver of the current asian radios...(yes, better than the PRO II). In
looking for an increase in receiver performance I looked at the two american
candidates and the upcoming Icom 7800 (full color every thing 7 inch
display). I quickly discounted as kinda dum paying in the neighborhood of
10 grand for a ham rig.
Color is nice if it adds utility, other than looks good, but I needed to get
the best receiver at the lowest or resonable cost....and the Orion's
monochrome display is very functional and does the job. BTW, the Orion was
much easier to learn to use than the Icom 775DSP; I belive that that says
something about the Orinon's design and the display.
Ron ......... NU1U
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