[TenTec] Wish the sidetone volume stayed constant

[Grant Youngman]

> Anyone want to fight about this idea?

No,  not if you'll support my wish list item of decorator "skins" for the 
Orion.  This should be a MANDATORY feature of any radio calling 
itself "software defined".  There's no reason that the Orion should 
be just this boring grayish, blackish, no pizazz color.

The cabinet should be offered in a variety of colors to suit the mood 
and décor of individual radio rooms.  There's no reason I can see 
why the entire cabinet could not be coated in an electro-photonic 
elastomer that changes color depending upon applied voltage.  
Were the Orion engineers asleep?  Isn't there already an input bit 
on the CPU that is set up for this?  Did they just leave out the diode 
to save a penny or two?

I need one Orion in Peach, and a second one in Mauve.  But 
frankly,  it would be better if this were a menu item, so I could 
change colors to suit my mood .. and it better be an option that is 
recalled after a power off, too, and I need handy access to the 
control option because I'm moody, and need to change colors often.  
Having to push so many buttons with all the complexity in the menu 
interface will make me even more moody, so if you don't do it my 
way, I might get moody enough to just have to give my Orion to the 
$&!@$%#  Salvation Army ....  

This could also be offered in a "two tone" configuration, with all of 
the colors combinations available in the 1956 Chevy Belair.  White 
over cream green would certainly be nice, and would greatly 
enhance my operating pleasure ... and not having that feature is 
ReAlLy MaKiNg ME MOODY!!

The short guy in the white coat says I'll be fine eventually -- just 
need a little rest :-(>

<GG>  Grant/NQ5T