Amen!!!
Tom - W4BQF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion VFO vs RX philosophy
> I didn't neglect that detail. Until I see a "virtual" design that does
> things faster and more efficiently than knobs and buttons, there is no
> reason for me to switch. If I have to grab the mouse to move a volume
> control, then I can't use the same mouse to be tuning at the same time,
> and etc. It's not change I'm reluctant to make, it's change that has no
> improvement other than appearance. That's why I have an Orion rather
> than a ProII, a Kachina, or a 7800. Well, I'd never pay $10K for a
> radio, but you get my drift. If I'm shackled to a keyboard and mouse (or
> pod), then I'll stick with the direct controls - much faster and more
> intuitive. But, I plan to keep my eyes open and watching what's going
> on. When I think it's "there", I'll vote with my $.
>
> 73, Duane
>
>
> On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:03:23 -0700 "NJ0IP" <Rick@dj0ip.de> writes:
> > Duane, you are neglecting one minor but very important detail: time.
> >
> > Things change and change is happening faster and faster.
> >
> > Just one year ago I would have sworn on a stack of Ten-Tecs that I
> > would
> > never do without a legacy front pane. Right now I'm swaying - can't
> > say I
> > will, but won't rule it out.
> >
> > How many people said (swore) they would never switch to SSB (from
> > AM)?
> > How many people said they would never switch to transistors instead
> > of
> > tubes?
> > How many people said they could never live without a front panel?
> > ;-)
> >
> > All of us are human, and like I said, things change.
> >
> > On thing I have learned is to never say "never".
> >
> > 73
> > Rick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Duane A Calvin
> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 9:48 AM
> > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion VFO vs RX philosophy
> >
> >
> > Oh no, not this discussion again! Look back in the archives when
> > the
> > Pegasus came out. I do find it interesting that the Pegasus
> > eventually
> > went away to be replaced by the Jupiter, which is the same radio
> > with a
> > real front panel (or the "virtual" one if you like). One has to
> > believe
> > it was sales that drove the changeover.
> >
> > 73, Duane
> >
> >
> >
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> --------------------------------------
> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
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