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Re: [TenTec] ORION 1 vs ORION2

To: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION 1 vs ORION2
From: Rick W <ve7tk@yahoo.ca>
Reply-to: Rick W <ve7tk@yahoo.ca>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:50:03 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi James. 

Just so there is no confusion it is Rick, NQ4I, who has the contest station not 
me - hi!  
 
73,
Rick
VE7TK


Website:  http://www.ve7tk.com



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> From: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
>To: Rick W <ve7tk@yahoo.ca>; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment 
><tentec@contesting.com> 
>Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:11:44 AM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION 1 vs ORION2
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>OK, Rick -- you got me.
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>I guess THAT explains  your owning 10 rigs at once.   Silly me... I took your 
>statement quite literally when you say YOU have 10 of them !    Ha !    ;-)
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>The much more modest station I play at has an Orion II,  Two Omni VIIs (one is 
>mine!)  an Omni VI,  and a few of K3s  (some guys just don't learn...), and we 
>have multiple TenTec Titan amps and one Centurion (mine!), and a pile of Alpha 
>amps -- so while we are not as big as your station, we ARE fairly WELL 
>equipped overall - for a casual bunch who like to contest, but only if we are 
>having fun doing it (and yet we ARE the proud owners of the RECORD in the 
>Michigan QSO party, and some other nice awards over the last few years.   I 
>feel honored to have been asked to join them.
>
>The main man, our host, has an awesome So2R setup with an Omni VII and an 
>Orion II, a pair of Titan amps, a pair of TT tuners, and all orchestrated with 
>StationMaster control devices - and some really good antennas -- it is an 
>awesome sight.   It is nice of him to let me play with his toys, although I 
>usually work my own rig on one of the slower bands... I don't have sufficient 
>seniority...  yet.
>
>It IS great fun working with really good gear.
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>On 8/9/2012 3:20 PM, Rick W wrote:
>> I'd recommend you visit:
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>>                http://www.nq4i.com/
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