[TenTec] Orion VFO vs RX philosophy

Tommy aldermant at alltel.net
Mon Jul 12 22:17:35 EDT 2004


Amen!!!

Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa at juno.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion VFO vs RX philosophy


> I didn't neglect that detail.  Until I see a "virtual" design that does
> things faster and more efficiently than knobs and buttons, there is no
> reason for me to switch.  If I have to grab the mouse to move a volume
> control, then I can't use the same mouse to be tuning at the same time,
> and etc.  It's not change I'm reluctant to make, it's change that has no
> improvement other than appearance.  That's why I have an Orion rather
> than a ProII, a Kachina, or a 7800.  Well, I'd never pay $10K for a
> radio, but you get my drift.  If I'm shackled to a keyboard and mouse (or
> pod), then I'll stick with the direct controls - much faster and more
> intuitive.  But, I plan to keep my eyes open and watching what's going
> on.  When I think it's "there", I'll vote with my $.
> 
>         73,  Duane
> 
> 
> On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:03:23 -0700 "NJ0IP" <Rick at dj0ip.de> writes:
> > Duane, you are neglecting one minor but very important detail: time.
> > 
> > Things change and change is happening faster and faster.
> > 
> > Just one year ago I would have sworn on a stack of Ten-Tecs that I 
> > would
> > never do without a legacy front pane.  Right now I'm swaying - can't 
> > say I
> > will, but won't rule it out.
> > 
> > How many people said (swore) they would never switch to SSB (from 
> > AM)?
> > How many people said they would never switch to transistors instead 
> > of
> > tubes?
> > How many people said they could never live without a front panel? 
> > ;-)
> > 
> > All of us are human, and like I said, things change.
> > 
> > On thing I have learned is to never say "never".
> > 
> > 73
> > Rick
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Duane A Calvin
> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 9:48 AM
> > To: tentec at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion VFO vs RX philosophy
> > 
> > 
> > Oh no, not this discussion again!  Look back in the archives when 
> > the
> > Pegasus came out.  I do find it interesting that the Pegasus 
> > eventually
> > went away to be replaced by the Jupiter, which is the same radio 
> > with a
> > real front panel (or the "virtual" one if you like).  One has to 
> > believe
> > it was sales that drove the changeover.
> > 
> >         73,  Duane
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> 
> 
> --------------------------------------
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