TT [TenTec] Orion is going back to dealer... sorry !

[Van Kuykendall]

Tom,

I read most the post with amusement. I do not post much myself but I can say
I have never had a SINGLE PROBLEM yet. I am sure some radios do have
problems but I wonder if it is just as many times the operator as it is the
radio. Maybe I just do not use my enough ways and just never happen to
fumble on a problem but you would think sometime or another I would have
since June 2003. I have owned Drake, Yaesu, Kenwood, and Icom and for me
this is the best radio I have ever owned. I admit I have never owned a 7800
Icom and will not pay that much for a radio. Of course everyone likes
different radios just like cars.  

Van - N5HTY
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: tentec at contesting.com
Date: 09/07/04 18:46:12
To: eric.sensi at skynet.be; tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: TT [TenTec] Orion is going back to dealer... sorry !
 
I'm glad to see there is at least one honest ham who has decided that he
will not 'hang on to' the Orion until it's ready for production! My blind
faith in Ten Tec has kept my Orion with me for 14 months. After paying
almost $3800 for this radio, I still am waiting for  it to  operate like a
$3800 radio should work. Meaning flawless, with no bugs, and no glitches
which seem to change with every release of firmware. All of the test bench
testing in the world, specifically about the excellent IMD numbers, do not
excuse this expensive radio from still having so many problems some two
years after it went into 'production'.
 
I am fortunate in that I kept my Omni 6.
 
Tom - W4BQF
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric SENSI" <eric.sensi at skynet.be>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:05 PM
Subject: TT [TenTec] Orion is going back to dealer... sorry !
 
 
> Hi guys,
>
> Sorry about that, guys, but my Orion will go back to the dealer for
repair,
> fix up, refund or anything else...
>
> I spent so much time during these 4 days trying to get this radio working
> the way it should work... I found myself spending my time trying to get
all
> the problems fixed with downgrades to the firmware (1.367 and 1.370 and
back
> again to 1.371), RAM clear procedure, 10 or so master resets , etc...
> instead of having fun on the air !
>
> Now the game is over for me, I'm stucked, I've lost any confidence to this
> piece of equipment.
>
> Anyway, I'm still a Tentec lover, and I regret the time of the Paragon and
> Omni VI+ photos hanging on the wall of my radio shack ! ;-) The Orion is
> working better on the nice 4 pages brochure I received from Tentec than in
> real life situation, at least for me ! I know there are some Orion's
working
> in some places, so again I don't say this radio is a bad one.
>
> All the best, I'm leaving this reflector by the small door, bye bye !
>
> Eric, ON6CV.
>
>
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