[TenTec] Bavarian Contest Club / Orion Review

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Hello, I have learned that Amateur operators can have ego disorders running 
from extreme neurosis to severe charachter disorders, Hi Hi. I think ultimately 
there needs to be a comparison of all the top line radios at once, ie:Orion, 
IC-7800, 756proII, FT1000MP, TS-870 etc. as this will be a more apples to 
apples comparison. However, I do have a feeling that the author was right in 
suggesting the Orion may become the contest rig of choice. With a ham band only 
main reciever and 7 roofing filters, I believe it will outperform even the new 
IC-7800 in contesting, as I read that the new 7800 uses a 6khz wide roofing 
filter due to it's general coverage reciever. Also, even though the 7800 has 4 
processors, one is dedicated to its fancy display, one to the DSP, and one to 
each reciever, whereas I understand the Orion combines both processors for the 
work required, giving more potential proccessing for the 
more important tasks at hand.

I hope to see this type of comparison in the next year or so. Thanks to BCC 
for their contribution.


73, Todd

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