[TenTec] Orion --- K2

[Paul]

The K2 is a small rig with menu-driven adjustments (to keep the
size down) and the ORION is a full size rig which is much easier
to use than the K2.  I can hardly perceive of anyone seriously
contemplating to buy either a K2 or an Orion.

Instead, I imagine contemplating whether to buy an IC-706 or a K2
and a totally different group contemplating whether to buy an
Orion or an FT-1000xx.

The serious ham will have both. (meaning Orion and K2)

Let's not forget that you have to build the K2 and that it's a
bit cumbersome to operate, and the ORION, for all its greatness,
is simply EXPENSIVE.



The assumptions you make are NOT SO ---- the choice is only Orion or K2 and it is a tough decision.  They are both "big" rigs.  One is simple in a more compact case. Nothing cumbersome or hard to figure out about the menu - simple, quick to master and fast to change.  

There is not a K2 purchaser that would ever consider a 706 as anything of an alternative to a K2 - the only alternative to a K2 user is a "Tentec".  Again ..... comparisons can only be meaningful on current production runs to current production runs.  NOT an "obsolete" version to "current" production version.

Paul
K8QT