[Orion] Orion Digest, Vol 18, Issue 7

[Tommy]

Bob,

Obviously since you are the second to make such comments, my email 
carried the wrong message.


Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
To: <orion at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Orion] Orion Digest, Vol 18, Issue 7


> Now come along Tom
>
> There are many of us out here who don't share the problems you 
> have
> experienced with Orion but are quite prepared to accept they are 
> real
> problems to you.  I think it would be a reasonable reciprocation 
> if you were
> prepared to accept that those of us who say we don't have the 
> problems you
> experience say so because we don't have them, not because we have 
> them but
> would rather not say and not because we are too dumb to notice the 
> problems
> either.
>
> Bob, 5B4AGN
> Very happy owner/user of two Orions
>
>> Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 00:44:21 -0500
>> From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Orion] Orion Rcve
>> To: <orion at contesting.com>
>> Message-ID: <002201c5220f$8d849f60$6401a8c0 at w4bqf3>
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>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Skip,
>>
>> Unfortunately you get a lot of "I've had my Orion since day zero 
>> and
>> I never have that problem"!! The truth is that everybody that is
>> running firmware beyond about v1.369 has the same darned problem 
>> as
>> everyone else, even if they don't want to admit it! I think some
>> guy's baby their radio and others really do use it, trying to get
>> maximum performance out of it. A lot of guys just don't want to
>> acknowledge the Orion firmware is still flawed....but it is.
>>
>> It does very little good to raise the issues on the reflectors
>> because all you will get is, 1) do a master reset, 2) do a ram
>> clear, 3) if it's not satisfactory to you, maybe you should sell 
>> it.
>> Heck, I was even told, more than once, that I should not complain 
>> so
>> much about the fact that the Orion won't key correct with a Ten 
>> Tec
>> amplifier in the keying loop because I may be hurting sales or
>> hurting Ten Tec.  Like I'm supposed to spend my $3300 bucks, the
>> radio not work correct, and I'm supposed to smile and love 
>> getting
>> screwed!
>> Tom - W4BQF
>
>
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