[TenTec] Misc. Orion comments

[Bwana Bob]

I found in my work recently that color LCD displays are very expensive.
WE bough a couple of 6.4 inch displays that cost $600 each. Ten Tec
obviously decided to put the money into performance not cosmetics.


		Bob WB2VUF

"Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" wrote:
> 
> A couple of Orion comments:
> 
> I noticed in the March QST that there were at least 5 large display ads from
> different dealers all offering the ProII at discounts.  I'm wondering if
> they are trying to blow out their ProIIs in advance of the Orion release on
> the theory that after word about Orion gets out they'll have to discount
> their ProIIs even more to sell them?
> 
> When the monochromatic display news came out, I was a little disappointed
> (this was last year).  Since then I've been noticing that all the status
> displays I've seen on professional equipment have all been mono.  I've come
> around to thinking TT made the right decision on this--it makes the Orion
> look more like a serious piece of communications gear and less like a toy
> (video game).
> 
> Rob Atkinson
> K5UJ
> k5uj at hotmail.com
> 
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