[TenTec] ORION - coming in 2002

Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX RMcGraw@Blomand.Net
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 15:14:41 -0600


WOW!!!!!!   That's great!!!  Thanks.

73
Bob K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ten-Tec Inc Amateur Radio Sales" <sales@tentec.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 2:07 PM
Subject: [TenTec] ORION - coming in 2002


> 
> Hello:
> 
> Thought it might be time for some comments from Ten-Tec directly
> about the ORION - I waited a couple of days on purpose just to see
> what initial feedback we'd get about the rig without any information
> coming from us.  Thanks.
> 
> Frankly, there isn't a lot to share about it as of yet, and here is all
> the information I have available at the moment:
> 
> ORION will be a completely new, ground-up design top-of-the-line
> HF transceiver from Ten-Tec.   We anticipate the retail price will be
> in the $3,300 range.
> 
> ORION will be a true dual receive HF transceiver.  We anticipate
> that the receiver performance will exceed the Omni-VI Plus and all
> of the currently available Japanese HF transceivers.
> 
> Main receiver is amateur radio bands only, utilizing both analog and
> IF-DSP stages, 10-160 meters. Sub receiver is IF-DSP,
> general coverage.
> 
> Cosmetics are still being finalized.  The transceiver will use an LCD
> display screen similar to the Jupiter but larger and not the same
> color background display.  Case color will be black.
> 
> Transmitter is 100 watts output.
> 
> The will be a number of new features on ORION that haven't been
> found on anyone else's previous rig.  We can't release complete details
> on these until the specs are finalized.
> 
> There is no estimated delivery date, other than it will be available
> sometime later in 2002.   We plan to introduce and show the new
> rig at the Charlotte Hamfest on March 9-10 and at Dayton
> Hamvention in May.   By then, we should have feature and spec
> information to distribute about the new rig.
> 
> We are VERY excited about this new product.  Stay tuned.
> 
> Thanks and 73.
> Scott Robbins, W4PA
> Amateur Radio Product Manager
> 
> 
> 
> 
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