[TenTec] Purchasing an Orion Soon

[John L Merrill]

N0KHQ at aol.com wrote:

> Hello All.
> 
> I have been monitoring the progress of the Orion on this list for almost 2 
> years.
> 
> I own a Jupiter......and love it. I use it 98% of the time over the TS-830S 
> and 756Proll.
> 
> We had a near lightning strike Thursday night......it smoked the 
> IC-756Proll/Power Supply, the DEQ-2496 and the garage door opener. The TS-830S, Jupiter 
> made it okay.
> 
> I would expect the insurance company to give me a check to replace all of the 
> damaged equipment which should total about $3K.
> 
> Although I like the Proll, it does not offer the flexibility that the Orion 
> offers. 
> 
> I do realize that the Orion is not plug and play and that the learning curve 
> could be quite steep.......depending on ones intelligence and patients. I'm 
> getting into the Orion for the long haul, after all it is a rig that is 
> continually in development.....and I like that.
> 
> I am a casual user, SSB only. So I could care less about QSK and CW issues 
> that still seem to plague the Orion. (Info from list users)
> 
> My next door neighbor owns an Orion and has updated it with ver. 1.37. He 
> says the Sweep function seems to be working a lot faster than before but still 
> not as quickly as the 756Proll..........comments please!
> 
> My neighbor, when questioned about the monitor function through the front of 
> the rig using stereo head phones has said that the audio sounds a little 
> muffled. On my Jupiter I monitor the audio through the ACC in the rear and it 
> sounds great........comments please!
> Is the monitor function of the Orion being sampled from the actual RF out?
> 
> Has the frequency stabilization issue been resolved?
> 
> I am looking forward to taking the step of owning an Orion........its kinda 
> scary.......but I think I can handle it.
> 
> Thanks for the input.
> 
> 73
> John / N0KHQ / St. Louis
> 
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> 
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> 
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You will be disappointed in the sweep of the Orion compared to the 
PROII. Even Ten Tec admits that. There are still a few bugs in the 
firmware but for basic receiver performance you cannot beat the Orion.

John N1JM