[TenTec] RE: Orion reviews - thanks Jim & Tom

[Thomas Jednacz]

Hi Tim - NZ7C - the screen has excellent resolution. Much easier to read
because in addition to better resolution it is MUCH larger print. Contrast
is good but a little more brightness would be welcome. Still very pleased -
better than I thought it would be.

73, Tom, W7QF

-----Original Message-----
From: tlogan7 at cox.net [mailto:tlogan7 at cox.net]
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 12:42 AM
To: tjednacz at ieee.org; tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Orion reviews - thanks Jim & Tom


Tom, as well as Jim Reid -
Thanks guys. Good insight from Jim on being patient and goo seat of the
pants feedback re. the ProII. Tom, I'm curious - does the Prion screen seem
to have better or worse resolution than the ProII screen? It's hard to tell
from the pictures on the website.
73/Tim NZ7C
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Jednacz" <tjednacz at ieee.org>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 8:15 PM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] limited Orion reviews?


> Hi Tim, I had a 756 PRO before the Orion and did a side by side
comparison.
> Really no comparison. The Orion filters are cleaner and sharper on SSB,
the
> intermods are better on Orion, more choices of filters - can go down to
100
> Hz with no reduction in intelligibility or strength, the notch width is
> settable, and many more items. The important thing is the Orion is much
more
> clear and clean. The matching speaker is super - nice frequency range of
> lows to highs. I have never heard so many clean signals on 40 meter SSB at
> night. One nice thing about the filters (one continuous adjustment - not
> button to push for each filter) is that the bandwidth is adjusted from
high
> frequency toward low frequency to narrow the bandwith. The PRO brought
both
> ends toward the middle and at 1.8 KHz the signal was not intelligible
> because you lost the lows. Not on the Orion - good copy at even 1.5KHz
> bandwith. Just wonderful.
>
> Hope this gives you a little incite into the Orion in actual use and side
by
> side comparison. Also compared it to the Omni VI+ and an FT-1000D and it
> beats them all in all the above items.
>
> 73, Tom, W7QF
>
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> Subject: [TenTec] limited Orion reviews?
>
>
> Hi folks -
> Is it my imagination or is the response to the Orion rather subdued? Has
> anyone set there's down next to a 756 Pro II for A/B comp? I'd love to
know
> any impressions about the two rigs compared.
> 73/Tim Logan NZ7C
>
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