[TenTec] Yaesu FT-1000MP vs Tentec ORION

[Carl Moreschi]

You can get very nice transverter support with the operating frequency being
displayed with my N4PY Orion control program.  Also, with my program, you
can have any step size you want including 9 khz.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, North Carolina
n4py at earthlink.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa at juno.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 4:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Yaesu FT-1000MP vs Tentec ORION


> See comments below:
>
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:06:46 +0000 "Eric SENSI" <on6cv at hotmail.com>
> writes:
> > Yaesu FT-1000MP vs Tentec ORION
> > ======================
> >
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> >  . . . yada, yada, yada . . .
> >
> > So let's go :
> >
> > 1. Is there any quick memory bank channels to store frequencies
> > during HF
> > operations ? I suppose I have to use the 4 band stacking registers
> > instead,
> > am I right ?
>
> 4 Bandstacking registers per band plus 100 memories
>
> >
> > 2. Is there any channel step size function for example when
> > listening to
> > broadcast stations which have a 9KHz channel step spacing ?
>
> Nope - just a set of tuning step sizes for the encoder.  You can set to 1
> KHz steps, and this makes for an easy spin from one AM station to the
> next.
> >
> > 3. Is there any scanning function on the ORION ? No information
> > about VFO or
> > memory scan function into the ORION manual.
>
> Apparently not - no hits on "scan" anywhere in the manual.  You do
> realize you can download the manual and read through it, right?  It's on
> the TT web site.
>
> >
> > 4. During transverter operation, is there any change into the
> > frequency
> > display like 50MHz, 144MHz, etc ?
>
> Nope - at least not yet.
>
> >
> > 5. Is there any "beep" when a key is pressed on the front panel ? Is
> > the
> > volume adjustable ?
>
> No beeps - I'm glad - I always find that annoying, esp when they send CW
> with it!
>
> >
> > 6. For FSK/RTTY operation - Are the shift and polarity adjustable ?
> > The
> > ORION user manual is talking
> > about the tone only (high/low).
>
> In FSK, the polarity can be switched, but the tones are set for the
> standard 170 Hz shift.  Works great, by the way.
>
> >
> > 7. Is there any CTCSS tone selection to access repeaters ? No info
> > into the
> > ORION manual for FM
> > repeater operation !
>
> No CTCSS.
>
> >
> > 8. About the internal antenna tuner. Why is it only active on the
> > ANT1
> > connection ? I suppose it is
> > "by design" ?
>
> Looks like it.  THe 2nd output would require either a 2nd tuner, or more
> switching to move it back and forth.  Since it could only be tuned to one
> at any individual time, I guess they elected to just make it available on
> Ant 1.
>
> >
> > 9. Tentec do not provide the LDG internal autotuner for the TT565 as
> > an
> > option ! At least, at this time. Information from the UK Tentec
> > dealer.
>
> I don't know if the tuner is an LDG OEM job, or a TT design.  It is
> pretty good, albeit a bit noise as it's searching for a match.  This is
> my first all-relay tuner.
>
> >
> > 10. Optional 310 fan. Is this fan thermostatically controled once
> > you
> > connect it to the +13.8VDC cinch connector at the back ? Does it
> > runs all
> > the time or not ?
>
> Runs all the time.  Mine is very quiet- my PC's fans are much louder.
>
> >
> > That's all... I know that some questions are "stupid" (e.g. #4, #5,
> > #10) but
> > it is just a rough comparison between the 2 rigs... these are not
> > technical
> > differences but functional differences !
>
> There are no stupid questions!
>
> >
> > I want the best, but I do not want to loose some of the
> > functionalities of
> > my FT-1000MP !
> >
> > Thanks to all, and please excuse my english, this is not my main
> > language,
> > so i'm not always responsible for all the mistakes ! HI 3x ! :-)
>
> You're doing fine - and your English looks better than a lot of what I
> read on the reflector  :-).
>
>         73,  Duane
>
> >
> > Eric, ON6CV
> > 30/06/2004
> >
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