And please don't forget the key-click mod! It probably doesn't cost much,
but the older V's were known for the problem.
Ron N6IE
www.N6IE.com
(Formerly N6AHA)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Tippett" <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:18 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion II thoughts
K5WK/7:
>If you want the best price performer, buy a late model
FT-1000 Mark V (200w) for $1700 - $1800, and add INRAD filters.
Only if you have a source for cheap filters
or don't need many. At $155 each for the 455 kHz IF
and $115 for the 8.2 MHz IF, they can add up very
quickly. I had pairs of 250, 500 and 1800 in the
Main RX and a 500 in the Sub RX, for a total of about
$935...not to mention the $165 roofing filter to put it
anywhere close to Orion's front end. Compare $1750 +
935 + 165 = $2850 to an original Orion plus Inrad #762
for around $2500. And don't forget to add the key
click mod to the Yaesu!
73, Bill W4ZV
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