[TenTec] Orion Brand Name

[Mike Hyder --N4NT--]

No.  Motorola produced a VHF marine radio and called it the "Triton."  They
fussed at Ten-Tec.  Discretion being the better part of valor, Ten-Tec
changed from calling the rig the Triton to just saying 540 or 544.  Some of
the early 544's did say Triton on the panel.

73, Mike N4NT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John T. Fleming" <W3GQJ at comcast.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:04 AM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Orion Brand Name


> Wasn't the problem with the Triton series more related to the transistor
> name and the fact that the Triton was a transmitter?  I originally had a
> Triton II.
>
> 73,
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of James Duffer
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 8:31 AM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Brand Name
>
> I commented on this back when ten-tec announced their name Orion.  I was
> wondering if it would of caused a conflict.  Apparently, the list members
> hadn't seen the Orion brand of home entertainment equipment (VCR TV etc.)
as
>
> no one commented.  I have the Ten Tec Model 544 that would of been a
Triton
> digital if Motorola hadn't got into the picture. Since the name Orion is
> also the name of some heavenly body maybe no one can claim it????
>
> 73, Jim, wd4air
>
>
> >From: "Mike Hyder  --N4NT--" <N4NT_Mike.Hyder at charter.net>
> >Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
> >To: <geraldj at isunet.net>, <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion with color display
> >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 03:07:33 -0400
> >
> >whomever makes it will prolly make tentec quit using the name orion like
> >motorola made em quit using "triton"
> >
> >73, Mike N4NT
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" <geraldj at isunet.net>
> >To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 1:43 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion with color display
> >
> >
> > > I see that one can buy an Orion with 13 or 19" color display at
Walmart.
> > > ;<) Under $100, and it receives, probably has no transmitter PTT
> > > connection. Receives from 54 to 800 MHz with some gaps, in 6 MHz
> > > increments. Phase noise is probably significant.
> > >
> > > 73, Jerry, K0CQ