[TenTec] Buying a New Orion?

[john, ke5c]

> $3600 into the Orion may be the best money you ever
> put in an amateur transceiver *if* Ten Tec fixes
> absolutely positively every last tiny little bug that
> is reported.

nah, it's worth the bux just the way it is to me.

> I read in the Orion groups that bugs have sticking to
> the list for longer that they should have already. The
> goal should be 756Pro class performance, mine hasn't
> needed a power reset in the two years I've owned it,
> nor have I ever pressed a button that put it into an
> "unwelcome state".

if you're pleased with the pro (pro or pro2, btw?), you ought to just stick
with it.

> What's your Orion worth two years down the line?

if you're worried about this, buy some stocks instead.

73, john