TT [TenTec] Tired of Orion

[holladayfd]

Tom,
I have NO problem with Ten Tec!!  In my opinion, they are one of the best if
not THE best current manufacturer of ham equipment.  I have used all kinds
over the past 45 years as a ham and their service, quality of components
etc. are as good or better than any of them.  I still use my old Drake TR3
and Kenwood 520S but the Ten Tec gets the nod when conditions get rough.
73,
Frank K4VMO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: TT [TenTec] Tired of Orion


> Frank,
>
> I hope you don't make a judgement about Ten Tec based on what you read on
> this reflector. This reflector is basically a 'private' forum for
discussing
> Ten Tec equipment. Because some people have their own gripes about the
Orion
> certainly does not mean that all Ten Tec equipment is bad, nor does it
mean
> the Orion rig is 'bad'. Ten Tec generated its own good reputation for
> producing excellent CW rigs, from the Triton forward. I have a Corsair 2,
> Omni 6, Omni 6 Plus, and presently two Orions. My cold dead fingers will
> have to be pryed off of my Omni 6, which I bought in 1992 and has been the
> most enjoyable ham rig I have ever owned. The Orion is several magnitudes
> more complex than anything Ten Tec has produced for the ham market, some
of
> the things it should do, presently it does not do them very well yet. I
say
> 'yet' because I still think that eventually Ten Tec will have this radio
> performing in an excellent manner.
>
> To me, the only way one should judge a radio or a company, is by how the
rig
> performs on their own desk and only under the conditions that they prefer
to
> operate a radio.
>
> Tom - W4BQF
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "holladayfd" <holladayfd at multipro.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 10:04 PM
> Subject: TT [TenTec] Tired of Orion
>
>
> > I have traded my Jupiter and put the Scout in a box in the closet.  It
is
> > NOT that I have anything against Ten Tec, it is just that I am tired of
> the
> > continual bitching about the Orion.  I joined this list hoping for at
> least
> > some information about Ten Tec products but it seems that there is
nothing
> > but gripes about the Orion.  I do not now nor will I ever have an Orion
> > (unless someone gives me one) so I have no dog in this fight.  I do
> however,
> > wish that some of you would lighten up a little.
> >
> > 73,
> > Frank K4VMO
> >
> >
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