[TenTec] New firmware for the Orion...

[Joe Malloy]

Eric SENSI wrote:

>I prefer to have a Kenwood TS-570DG that works, than an Orion that crashes 5 times a day !
>
>My $0.02
>
>Eric, ON6CV.
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : tentec-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]De la part de Jason Buchanan
>Envoyé : samedi 25 septembre 2004 1:22
>À : tentec at contesting.com
>Objet : Re: [TenTec] New firmware for the Orion...
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>Eric SENSI wrote:
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>>I'm dreaming of a Tentec 756 PROIII MkV ! :-) Much seriously, I just wanted
>>a radio that works. No way, man, not this time ! Please try again later !
>>Game is over.
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>Don't hold your breath on ICOM.
>
>My uncle bought a brand new 756 PRO2 and it worked for 5 months before
>it died.  The old issue of one of the chips burning up is still present
>and he made sure the unit he received was right off the factory line
>(was only a week or two old).
>
>Too bad you're having such issues with the Orion.  I'd love to have one
>even if the scope and stuff never worked.  I never used it in the
>Jupiter anyway so all these extra bells and whistles are no interest to
>me.  God bless those who use it, it's just not my bag.
>
>73 Jason N1SU
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While I may not be the world's greatest contester -- or a contester at 
all! -- my Orion has required a reset maybe twice in 9 months of 
operation.  That's pretty darn near perfect, in my estimation.  Sorry 
you couldn't operate your Orion for more than a brief time without a 
crash, but not everyone's experience is the same as yours.  To each 
his/her own.

73,

Joe, W2RBA