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[TenTec] Terminology: Orion or Orion I

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Subject: [TenTec] Terminology: Orion or Orion I
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj@hotmail.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:38:16 +0000
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<<<I tend to agree that the release of the Orion II should produce some "spin
off" advantages for the Orion.  (Let me make my point clear, there is no
such thing as the Orion I.  There is the Orion and the soon to be released
Orion II. )>>>

I think folks write "Orion I" for precision, so there is no mistaking about it, that they mean the first and current Orion. So what--if there are eventually Orions 1 through 4 or more, the term "Orion" will probably become generic for the whole series. To avoid vagueness, the de facto precedent is being set to number them including the first one so there is no confusion. If I am talking about the first Corsair, I never say "Corsair." I always say "Corsair 1." I don't care if the anal and the purists want to correct me. Beyond the small realm of ten tec fanatics, "Corsair" can mean any Corsair because most people don't know the numbering rule or convention used by the Corsair club. So I am specific. Same with Orion. Orion is now Orion 1. Accept it. Let us now argue about whether it should be Roman or Arabic numerals.

rob/k5uj

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