I can't argue one bit with what Bob says here, but I will add that another rig
that you might consider is a well preserved Orion 565. When I was looking to
replace my 940 I decided that I wanted to look at the home-grown offerings.
Since I grew up in and around Sevierville, I went with TenTec although I had
never owned one of their radios. The O2 cost more than I wanted to spend at
that time but I ran across a good deal on a lightly used 565 and have never
regretted it. Functionally and operationally the two radios are barely
distinguishable from each other. The main difference of course in the human
interface is the color screen of the O2. There are some slight difference in
filtering schemes but I'm not that "into" such subtle differences in radios.
But I do know if a radio is easy to use and TT rigs mentioned are quite a bit
more intuitive than the JA's. Orions are going for $1500-$2000 with cw filters
and if your lucky you'll find one in that range with the auto-tuner. Bottom li
ne: you really can't go wrong with a Ten Tec radio.
Hope to see you again in Huntsville next month Bob!
Art N4UC
> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 21:20:21 -0500
> From: rmcgraw@blomand.net
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] My First Ten-Tec
>
> I think you'd be very pleased with the Orion II, the Omni VII or the much
> smaller Eagle. The radios interface easily with the amp and there
> shouldn't any issues with the KAM interface. Plus there is a wealth of
> information available to you on this reflector as well as others
> dedicated to specific models.
>
> Look at the features very carefully. They are all quite different in
> each case. Performance is simply outstanding on any of the three.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> > My first rig of any kind after getting my novice was a third-hand Century
> > 21. I used it and an indoor wire 20m dipole inside my second floor
> > apartment
> > to work 30 countries before I somehow upgraded to a Triton IV 544. I
> > don't
> > remember if I bought it new or second hand. Only remember that I
> > purchased
> > it shortly before I moved to a house. I loved the 544, used it for many
> > years, and fleshed it out with a remote VFO, etc.
> >
> > Eventually replaced it with a Kenwood 940 when that rig came out. Used it
> > as
> > a backup rig for many years before I sold it to a guy in California who
> > was
> > a Ten Tec afficianado.
> >
> > Now the 940 is old and I'm looking to replace it with something before it
> > dies completely. Not interested in the Kenwood 2000 or 590. The new
> > TS-990
> > might be ok, but I expect it will be too expensive. The ICOMs aren't bad,
> > but can't afford them. The Orion II is emerging as the best candidate,
> > but
> > have had no experience with it and not clear how to interface my KAM and
> > my
> > TL-922 linear to it. I expect there won't be a problem, but haven't done
> > that for many years.
> >
> > Getting back to Ten Tec would be nice. Been gone a long time.
> >
> > Tony, KX1G
> >
> >
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