my choice for good solid radio is the Orion (original unmodified). works
great and one has several choices of firmware to try.the main receiver
reminds me of the Collins 75s3b i had years ago: quiet and wonderfully good
even with s7 noise which is common in my location. no boxes necessary to run
digital/CW, just plug and play. oh, to be safe one does need an electronic
switch to key the Orion in CW mode. (made from one transistor, a diode and
two resistors). plug the Orion into a serial port, the switch into another
serial port (or USB/serial port) and go. (MixW works wonderfully for all the
digital modes i can imagine ever wanting to use.) the Orion comes with
cables for digital modes, just plug into the sound card on the computer.
most any generic sound card works fine.
i see nothing on the market for the price that beats the Orion. clearly if
one wants portability there are other choices.
jack
ak7o
----- Original Message -----
From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi@sbcglobal.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Looking for a rig upgrade...
Did you mean Orion one or Omni one?
Bob AD5VJ
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Charles Harpole
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:16 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment; lciotti@twcny.rr.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Looking for a rig upgrade...
Ok, u r on the Ten Tec reflector so expect good words abt
them. Here is my list in order of best to lesser:
OMNI ONE used.... best buy in ham radio today.
Elecraft K3... the options really run up the $$$.
Yaesu FT-1000MP used, next and cheaper.
FT-1000MP Mark 5 used with new roofing filter.
Pro 3 used, but it wears out fast, so watch the used market.
FT-2000 new may be too much $$$ but very very feature rich.
Any new NEW Ten-Tec due to big improvements over earlier models.
FT-950 and especially FT-450 (note this is Yaesu, not Kenwood)
are good buys and the FT-450 is a LOT of radio for the price.
ICOM 746 Pro (new only) is not too bad for what it is.
MUCH LESSER radios:
NO to the TS-2000 and
Any other Kenwood, and I mean it.
Why buy an old Icom or TS-950 when OMNI 1 is better?
The FT-1000D is great but no computer control possible.
Spend until it hurts because you deserve to have a
superior radio for the long haul. U will be so glad
u went up a little more, as per above, over the years
to come. GL 73
Charles Harpole
k4vud@hotmail.com
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