[TenTec] Orion

[Grant Youngman]

> The latest review in eham concerns me. I wondering if there are others
> with a similar view.
> 
> John N1JM

Presuming you're talking about the HUC review, I don't think you will 
find many who share those opinions.  Note that they are not 
"performance" issues, but a saddle burr about firmware updates. 
And he did, unfortunately grab the black bean instead of the golden 
ring, and apparently got a radio with some infant mortality issues.  
But that could happen to anyone with anything at any price.  The 
early firmware buggies of any significance have been fixed.  The 
radio works exceptionally well.  

The problem with that review from my myopic viewpoint is that it 
describes one persons view of one point in time -- and that time has 
past.  So it may be a recent review, but it's stale out of the gate.  It's 
like using the Great Flood as an excuse to move to the  top of a hill 
...

Heck, the Orion is just an all around exceptional radio ...

Maybe the rest of us who didn't let the early firmware bugs get us 
down and out should take the time to post even a few simple 
comments out there on eHam.

Grant/NQ5T