Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec Transceiver Survey

["Joe W2KJ" <w2kj@bellsouth.net>]

I have an Orion that I really enjoy using....it was the best radio I had 
ever owned until I got my Elecraft K3.
There have been a bunch of firmware and DSP updates for the K3...sometimes 
only a week apart that have significantly improved the performance of the 
radio....and there will be more firmware improvements because that's how 
Elecraft does business.
Unfortunately, Ten Tec never got the firmware right for the Orion...and the 
code for the DSP isn't a finished product either....but it is still a great 
radio...just not at the level it should be.
We shouldn't have to pay for firmware upgrades since the basic firmware 
necessary to have a glitch free radio was never finished.
I have owned Ten Tec products for the past 30 years and have always enjoyed 
using them......but my confidence in Ten Tec would be shaken if they didn't 
get the Orion/OrionII issues resolved before introducing yet another radio.
                           73, Joe W2KJ