[TenTec] Fw: [Icom] IC-7800 intell

[nq5t at attbi.com]

1.  The tuning knobs are weighted, have variable drag adjustment, and are NOT 
(let me repeat that for emphasis .. NOT) cheap plastic.

2.  Tuning "feel" on the Orion is excellent. The knobs (both of them) are a 
good size and the ball bearing shaft encoders are smooth as silk -- so smooth 
that it is necessary to keep some drag on them, because they will spin for a 
very long time (with a very big frequency change) if you don't.  There is NO 
wobble, shimmy, shake, or other effect which impacts tuning feel.

The tuning knobs on my 75A4 and on my 51J4 have "very slight eccentricity", 
too.  Guess the Collins guys haven't picked up on that yet.  I don't understand 
how we get from "very slight eccentricity" to "inferiority in the entire 
package and company"  When we jump, we jump big ... :-)

Grant/NQ5T


> ..snip ..Its chatter on TenTec cheap plastic tuning knobs
> on their flagship rig, which I thought the guys at TenTec ought to know that
> they are losing prospective customers because of saving a few bucks where it
> counts most to many people. The main tuning knob/s are the most used knobs
> and a feel of inferiority there presents a feeling of inferiority in the
> entire package and company.  ... snip