[TenTec] Orion Sightings??

[Dave Kamp, KW0D]

At 10:48 AM 05/05/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>With Dayton fast approaching does anyone have any Orion news, rumors,
>sightings or other hearsay we can kick around?

Hmmm... mebbie we should stir up the fire a bit... make up a few new rumors
to spread... like mebbie:

...The new 'color dot' option packages...

...downloadable 'skins' of moving fractal art for the display background
when you're not using the rig's controls...

...the display is actually a 'touch-screen', but the touch sensitivity has
been disabled as a result of RFI problems...

...Reintroduction of the external 'mute' circuit, which can either be used
to shut down other rigs' AF outputs when transmitting (to prevent
retransmitting), or to mute an external second reciever, or better yet,
tied in to short the microphone leads together, to prevent you from saying
things you shouldn't over the air...

... touting an http-based ethernet interface, so it can be
totally-remotely-operated over a TCP-IP network connection by an ordinary
PC...

...or a free 'hi-fi' microphone (put other brand name here) or antenna
(another brand name here) with each radio...

...employment of sub-tones on SSB transmit and filters and synchronous
detecton on RX so that the RECIEVER can automatically zero-beat without
listener's intervention (what would that be- A4L?)

... full automatic copying of PSK, MFSK, RTTY, and CW on the front panel
display...
... and replying using canned messages from display pushbuttons...

Can anybody top these?  I dare 'ya...

DK  :-)

73's from KW0D Dave in LeClaire, Iowa