[TenTec] Orion vs SDR-1000

[Bill Tippett]

AC5AA :
 > Did they ever get teh CW operation up to par?

NQ5T:
 > Flex staffers/reps were still downplaying CW performance (that means that
when the subject came up there were a lot of averted glances, mumbling and
equivocating), at least as of Dallas Ham-Com in June.

         The October QST review is fairly positive
on non-QSK CW excluding the internal keyer
(also true for Orion's IMHO).  Apparently using
the Delta 44 card makes a huge difference on CW.

"The M-Audio Delta 44 is the officially recommended PCI bus sound card for 
the SDR-1000. It provides the required 4 analog inputs and 4 analog outputs 
at 24-bit sampling rates of up to 96KHz. Its very low latency ASIO drivers 
allow high speed CW and fast TR transition times."

http://emartshops.com/FlexRadio_systems/Accessories.html

         ARRL's CW receive comments were
very nice.  Since I don't use QSK for many
reasons, the lack of it was not a concern to
me.  Reading the latest review I was very
impressed with the progress they're making.

                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV