[TenTec] Orion 1st Year of Use

Thu Jun 2 05:44:10 EDT 2005

Thanks for bringing that up. A cure for the microchirp was invented by Paul 
W9AC and many of us have fixed our Omni VI's. That's why you don't hear much 
about it anymore.

Steve Ellington
N4LQ at iglou.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Skoubis" <george.skoubis at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 1:23 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 1st Year of Use

> Well at least we don't hear about the Omni VI "microchirp" anymore.  A few
> years back that was brought up once a week...
>
> 73,
>
> George / KF9YR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bob Henderson
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 9:23 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 1st Year of Use
>
>
> Have you ever thought about taking a vacation?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "n4lq" <n4lq at iglou.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 1st Year of Use
>
>
>> Yes I think it would be a great idea for everyone to give the Orion a
>> try. After all, it's got a 30 free day trial period. Shipping to and
>> from should be less than $100 total for most of us in the USA. Order
>> one, use it for a few weeks then send it back. Be prepared to pay that
>> credit card bill though since it usually takes a while for credits to
>> post. Now don't feel guilty about doing this. TenTec advertises their
>> rigs this way and they are prepared for returns.
>>
>>
>> N4LQ
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: N0KHQ at aol.com
>> To: tentec at contesting.com
>> Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:41:07 EDT
>> Subject: [TenTec] Orion 1st Year of Use
>>
>> > Hello Group,
>> >
>> > I am a Beta tester for  engineering at TT and am very proud to have
>> > been
>> > selected to participate in the  commissioning of the Orion and
>> > software.
>> >
>> > I am, by nature, a very  analytical individual with a positive team
>> > spirit
>> > attitude. I have owned the  Orion for one year now and I've got to tell
>> > you,
>> > this is the best rig I have  ever owned. It wasn't an easy decision to
>> > sell my
>> > TS-850S, TS-950SDX and IC-756  Proll but they just were not of any use
>> > to me any
>> > more. I still have the  TS-830S. Every now and then I fire up the old
>> > beast
>> > and have some fun for a  while. Then turn it off, cover it up and its
>> > back to
>> > the Orion.
>> >
>> > It is a  real pleasure to finally have a rig that allows me to control
>> > features that  other manufactures don't allow. If you own an Orion, you
>> > know what
>> > I'm talking  about.
>> >
>> > There are 23 Beta Testers working with engineering at TT right now  and
>> > each
>> > is an expert in there own fields (including programming) of operation.
>> > My
>> > expertise is SSB and general operation only. These are the features
>> > that I  will
>> > be commissioning in the next beta release. Which, by the way, should be
>> >
>> > released for testing sometime this month baring no "Gotchas".
>> >
>> > There is  an old saying in the software programming world that goes
>> > something
>> > like  this:
>> >
>> > Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first  place.
>> > Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you  are,
>> > by definition, not smart enough to debug it. (reprint)
>> >
>> > This is why TT (or any other manufacturer) has beta testers and
>> > encourages
>> > positive constructive input from its equipment users.  Non-constructive
>> > negative or slanderous remarks about a product contribute  absolutely
>> > nothing to its
>> > improvement or enhancement.
>> >
>> > If you own an  Orion, Jupiter, Pegasus or even an SDR-1000 I would
>> > encourage
>> > you to purchase  what's call a "T-4 Line Isolator" and install it right
>> > at the
>> > antenna outputs of  the rig. I also would encourage you to install
>> > ferrite
>> > beads or Radio Shacks  "Ice Cube" ferrite on the keying line going from
>> > the rig
>> > to your linear.  Installation of these two items will allow for trouble
>> > free
>> > operation of your  SDR.
>> >
>> > I never had to use these components on any of my other rigs, but  they
>> > were
>> > not computer based ham radio transceivers either.
>> >
>> > I can  guarantee you that Kenwood, Yeasu and Icom are working on
>> > software
>> > based rigs to  be released probably before the peak of the next solar
>> > cycle. It
>> > only makes  sense to manufacture a rig using 75% less components and to
>> > sell it
>> > for twice  the price. These people are not stupid. Its coming.....get
>> > ready,
>> > ham radio will  never be the same.
>> >
>> > I bought the Orion for what it is, a software based  ham radio
>> > transceiver
>> > that allows ME, the user, to have control over features  that, in my
>> > opinion,
>> > are very important.
>> >
>> > If you don't own an Orion, you  owe it to yourself to try one and
>> > compare it
>> > to other rigs you may have or to  other rigs on the market today.
>> >
>> > If you have owned an Orion and didn't  like it.......that's cool! You
>> > can't
>> > please  everyone.
>> >
>> > FWIW
>> >
>> > 73
>> >
>> > John / N0KHQ / St.  Louis
>> > http://www.hamuniverse.com/antennas.html
>> > http://www.cebik.com/moxon/n0khq.html
>> >
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