[TenTec] Orion in contests

Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales sales at tentec.com
Tue Nov 18 10:20:44 EST 2003


C'mon George - that's not at all comparable.   It's not in the least bit
"just like the Icom situation".

There was no "new radio to be purchased" - the Orion is substantially
different from the Pegasus and the Jupiter, and all three of these are
still available at present.   The Jupiter has been the best-selling 100
watt rig we've had out since the 1980's - I would venture to say that
given its heritage with the very successful Pegasus (the two rigs
being identical except for front-panel control on the Jupiter)
- that we "got it right" the first time.

Scott Robbins
W4PA

>W5YR:
>I am also reminded that it took Icom two models to "get it right." Yet, the
>ORION is the *third* effort by Ten Tec, not counting the RX-340 and 320 DSP
>IF receivers, to bring out an IF DSP transceiver. Each effort resulted in a
>new radio to be purchased, just like the Icom situation.



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