[TenTec] RE: New firmware for the Orion

[Jason Buchanan]

Of all the messages i've read on this mailing list i've only seen 2 or 3 
people mention the types of problems you're having.  This tells me it's 
a hardware issue - I am surprised that you have not demanded a 
replacement of the circuit boards inside the radio.  I'm very surprised 
that your dealer hasn't offered this already - it doesn't sound like 
your dealer is any good.  For $3800 you should not have any customer 
service issues.


73 Jason N1SU





Eric SENSI wrote:

>Hi Todd and all the fellow readers,
>
>A fellow ON ham (ON4UN)... I know him, he's the president of the UBA
>association here in Belgium.
>
>www.uba.be
>
>John is my president and it is after his review and personal advices that I
>bought the same rig. An Orion with the Heil Goldline GM-4 microphone... I'm
>pretty sure that his Orion is working flawlessly because John is not a liar,
>if his Orion was full of bugs then I think his review would not have been so
>positive !
>
>Please find hereunder an excerpt of an e-mail received from Gary Barbour :
>
>"Eric, I'm not sure that all your observations are software related but
>there is a new version in beta-test that will address some of the issues,
>like the DV system. To see if this helps your particular situation I am
>sending along a beta version of the Orion firmware that is currently being
>evaluated. Please try this and let me know how it helps, or doesn't. Please
>do not redistribute the attached software.
>
>Gary Barbour AC4DL
>Ten-Tec Inc."
>  
>