The Orion also tends to develop encoder connectivity issues as it ages.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend an Orion 565 unless the new owner is
self-reliant for performing some maintenance. The Orion II 566 seems to
age more gracefully. These comments are solely based on personal
experience and a matter of my own opinion.
73, Barry N1EU
On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 7:49 AM, Mark van Wijk, PA5MW <pa5mw@home.nl> wrote:
> Yes, provided that:
>
> - The ORION or ORION II at least has the A9-board upgrade
> - The memory backup battery was replaced within the last 2 yrs
> - Owner learns to use AGC and RF gain (never set it at 100)
> ....perhaps some more....
>
> Certainly the Wikipage is a great help.
>
> 73 Mark, PA5MW
>
>
>
> I fully agree.
> An O1, if clean and from a non-smoking shack, is probably the best value
> (bang for the buck) there ever was on the used market.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
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