[TenTec] Orion's Woes

[Gary Tuck]

Lee, glad your Orion handles mixology so well.  I have to get mine  
trained--especially with the dry martinis.

I, too, don't see that the Orion II offers much to fairly happy Orion  
owners.  It really seems to come down to what v 2.0 offers.  I am  
assuming that what v 2.0 fixes on the Orion will be fixed on the  
Orion II and what still needs to be addressed, will need to be  
addressed on both.

Like Tommy, I too have suffered from sudden loss of transmit when  
using the keying loops with a TT amp.  As I've posted on the List  
before, I experienced frustrating lag in making changes with NR, AGC  
and Cut using 1.372.  Although few have complained about it, TT  
service recognized it and told me it was going to be addressed in the  
next firmware upgrade.  I'm hoping that is true and Dragonball VZ is  
not necessary as well.

So, if those two issues are addressed, I will continue to be a happy  
Orion owner and believe my investment was a sound one, even with  
Orion II on the market.

Gary W7TEA