I would say it lost in "monetary value", not in value.
The original Orion is still a great radio - better than most.
IMO, the best buy on the market today is a used OR1.
However, like you, I too am a retiree and will not be buying another
expensive radio - no matter what.
The cost of the Eagle was about the extent of what I'll ever be able to
afford for a new radio.
All of the complaints I have with the Eagle are overcome as soon as I boot
up N4PY software!
So it may just be my last radio.
Of course my sanity checker (James) will remind me there is no Omni-Rig
support and spoil my day.
But anyone reading carefully and understanding contesting a little will note
that I said I plan to switch to the "classic" class this year, and that
fixes the Omni-Rig problem too. :-)
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave Heil
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 11:58 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] How much should an ORION-III cost?
I'm a retiree with a modest home and a modest automobile. I won't be buying
any $8,000 transceiver. The most expensive transceiver I ever bought was
the Orion and it lost a significant portion of its value when the Orion II
was announced not terribly long after the introduction of the original.
Dave Heil K8MN
On 4/10/2014 15 55, Brian Carling wrote:
> Yep
> Not a large volume market for $8,000 radios!!
>
> Best regards - Bry Carling AF4K
>
>
>
>> On Apr 10, 2014, at 11:33 AM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 7:03 AM, leen3lpj <leen3lpj@nep.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ten Tec needs to have a price that allows them to make a profit.
>>> I would think a price for this new rig would be around $6,000.
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