[TenTec] Orion

[Tommy]

Hmmmm....this is a strange sounding post to the reflector....just 
seems to me like I've heard this very same thread back in the spring 
or maybe even before that.

Eric, you are correct, unfortunately. As previously noted by some 
'do gooder', I have been often chastised by the Ten Tec loyalist for 
having the audacity to complain about the Orion in the same manner 
that you are now doing. But I hope you don't let the 'do gooder's' 
bother you. What you are saying and observing with your Orion is the 
absolute truth.

With the Orion, you have one of the best hardware designs available 
to us hams, but you also have the absolute worst firmware support 
possible. There is no excuse for having to wait two or three or four 
months for a firmware update which contains even more bugs. But you 
got it!

Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric SENSI" <eric.sensi at skynet.be>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:38 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion


> Each and everyday, I'm still wondering why I bought this 
> transceiver. :-)
>
> "Keep up the pressure man, one day (?) It'll be okay ! :-)"
>
> I've read all the "minor" bugs reported by everyone for months and 
> months...
>
> All the minor glitches put together makes a really unstable radio 
> for all of
> us ! There is not one single day without a thing appears with that
> transceiver, it is always a challenge for me to use the radio for 
> hours
> without anything strange happening.
>
> For that price tag, I confirmed that I was thinking of a rock 
> solid
> transceiver, no way. Now I have to face a little problem, the 
> Orion is so
> bad facing a very small amount of RF feedback coming from the coax 
> or a
> ground loop. Everything was right here in the shack during 7 years 
> (I owned
> a bunch of radios to from the TS-50, IC-706 to the FT-1000MP), 
> everything is
> nearly new here, from antennas to coax cables, devices, tuner, 
> power supply,
> microphone, the Orion of course... and it seems impossible for me 
> to work on
> the air because of that microphone that put the Orion into 
> transmit mode
> with a huge buzz !
>
> I wonder what it will be the day I'll put an (propagation 
> enhancer - HI)
> amplifier here... I can't imagine the fun it will be ! ;-) But 
> some said
> that it's part of the hobby, I agree, but sometimes, it's good to 
> talk to
> someone on the air too and then forget about the radio you're 
> using... maybe
> I'm a dreamer.
>
> No one can put this thing out of my mind : Is the Orion worth so 
> much
> efforts each and every day ?
>
> Even today I was talking with an OM with it's TS-440S and his 120 
> ft
> longwire in the garden, he was 59+ with excellent audio... do you 
> think this
> guy is frustrated with it's small pistol station ! Not at all, I 
> said :
> don't touch anything man, you're doing the job with your 440 and 
> wire ! ;-)
>
> Then my Orion said : DSP BG Fail 0
>                     DSP BG Fail 1
>                     DSP T/O
>
> Just in the middle of the screen ! :-)
>
> Anyway, I accept the Orion as is ! As it's my choice but it is not 
> so easy
> to live with that in mind.
>
> My $0.02
>
> Eric.
>
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