OK, not exactly new: it's the Orion II (the very one evaluated in
QST) that was sold on the new ARRL Auction site. I'm told that it
will be shipped in the next week or so, via FedEx ground. If I
recall, this one is pretty much fully loaded. I have, however, a new
LDG tuner to put in it, so if anyone wants to male an offer on the
original internal TenTec tuner, drop me a line.
My current rig is a TS-930S (that I've had since new in about 1984)
with a PIEXX board. I've just moved and, after a few months of simply
sitting, it shows low drive so it needs a bit of tinkering with the
drive circuit (this happened once before about 10 years ago and I
remember it was an easy fix, but not the fix itself), but it's
otherwise a fine rig that's always been a pleasure.
As a new Orion II owner, I'll happily accept any suggestions from
others among you as to how best to handle my initial orientation to
this beastie. I use DxBase for logging and rig control, so if anyone
has experience and tips in that regard, I'm all ears.
Cheers,
Kim Elmore, N5OP
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