[TenTec] SDR-1000

Wed Jul 12 11:31:44 EDT 2006

Well,
My E-mail wasn't an attempt to beef up the sales of Flex-Radio. But you have
to give credit where it is deserved. These guys have figured out the art of
software development and how to communicate with educated customers and
appliance operators alike.

I can speculate all day long on why we are still having issues with TenTec
software but all it would be is speculation.

On 7/12/06, Ron Castro <ronc at sonic.net> wrote:
>
> I know of one who I speak to once in a while on 75 meters who decided on
> the
> IC-7800 after reading everything on the Internet about the Orion II.
> Another guy in our club went for a Pro III, although I don't know for sure
> why.  One fellow who used to be a regular on this reflector sold his and
> bought an SDR-1000.
>
> Ron N6AHA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Ewing" <ewing at ewing.homedns.org>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 7:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] SDR-1000
>
>
> > Agreed - insults aren't welcome.  But those of us who *have* purchased
> > the Orion tend to see a glass that is half full instead of half empty.
> >
> > Anyway, I am curious how many would-be Orion buyers have been put off by
> > the Orion firmware history.  TT should be curious, too.
> >
> > 73 Martin AA6E
> >
> > Larry Menzel wrote:
> >> I love it.
> >>
> >> "I don't own one, so I can complain about it."
> >>
> >> Pipe down, Steve.  If you don't buy, don't bitch...and they're not
> >> clueless.
> >> Far from it.
> >>
> >> I suggest that you not insult people with whom you have no
> relationship.
> >>
> >> Larry, N0XB
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "steve moore" <hondo1 at kitusa.com>
> >> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 9:21 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [TenTec] SDR-1000
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Exactly the reasons I have not bought an Orion. What an outfit. They
> >>> seem
> >>> clueless.
> >>>
> >>> Steve  wd0ct
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Douglas Shock" <douglas.shock at gmail.com>
> >>> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:25 PM
> >>> Subject: [TenTec] SDR-1000
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I am going to call it what it is...so if you are offended...get over
> >>>> it. I
> >>>> still love my Orion II and you can't have it. I am just growing a bit
> >>>> tired
> >>>> of hopeful wishing that it will become what it is advertised as
> being.
> >>>>
> >>>> I have spent the last few days reading tons of stuff on the Flex
> Radio
> >>>> SDR-1000. These guys really have their act together.
> >>>>
> >>>> I loved the release notes. They state what the bug was...who
> >>>> reported...who
> >>>> fixed fixed it...how it was fixed and so on.
> >>>>
> >>>> You can log into your account and get status on bugs you have
> >>>> submitted.
> >>>> AMAZING concept.
> >>>>
> >>>> It beats calling into Tentec and talking to a particular PM bringing
> up
> >>>> points that have been covered on this site and all he says is he
> >>>> doesn't
> >>>> pay
> >>>> attention to this reflector. If he is reading this I hope he
> remembers
> >>>> that
> >>>> call because I felt pretty darn slided after that remark which I
> >>>> softened
> >>>> up
> >>>> for this E-mail.
> >>>>
> >>>> Then dealing with tentec support on the Orion and Orion II. I
> >>>> complained
> >>>> for
> >>>> the longest time about the horrible static in my headset after an
> >>>> upgrade
> >>>> to
> >>>> 2.034. I can't count the times I was told by tentec that it was my
> >>>> headphones. It turns out that it was the line-level output being set
> to
> >>>> high
> >>>> or medium that caused the static/popping or whatever you want to call
> >>>> it
> >>>> into my headset. Set the line level output to low and problem went
> >>>> away.
> >>>> Still confused on that relationship. So the lectures of using the
> good
> >>>> old
> >>>> fashion communication headsets of the WWII days were reasonably
> >>>> pointless.
> >>>>
> >>>> The release notes or nothing short of pathetic. I just love the 2 or
> 3
> >>>> bullets on fixes when in the background a ton of stuff happened.
> >>>> Perhaps
> >>>> the
> >>>> reflector has been slow because people are just sick of the same ol'
> >>>> response of...well it works here, not sure what your problem is. For
> >>>> God
> >>>> Sakes TenTec...tell us what is going on with your fixes on the NR and
> >>>> notch.
> >>>> Let us in on the AGC rethink and the smeter response. You got a great
> >>>> product in the works...now finish the damn job.
> >>>>
> >>>> I really enjoy my Orion II but this piss poor release schedule,
> failure
> >>>> to
> >>>> keep us posted on what's being addressed and so on has me pretty bent
> >>>> after
> >>>> reading how well the flex project is going. My heart goes out to the
> >>>> Orion I
> >>>> owners who got handed crap with v2. So I guess when the Orion III
> comes
> >>>> out
> >>>> then I will be in the same boat.
> >>>>
> >>>> This is a great rig that can be even better. There are some pretty
> >>>> technical
> >>>> folks here like Grant and and a few (many others ) that impress the
> >>>> hell
> >>>> out
> >>>> of me for being more than just appliance operators. and they just
> seem
> >>>> to
> >>>> be
> >>>> ignored. Great...so the Orion II bumped the Drake off the close order
> >>>> IMD
> >>>> chart of Sherwood's as being number one. Now lets get everything else
> >>>> working TenTec!
> >>>>
> >>>> There...I have been wanting to say this for 6 months and now it is
> off
> >>>> my
> >>>> chest!
> >>>>
> >>>> And I don't care if this offended anyone because it was my money
> spent
> >>>> on
> >>>> marketing hype...not yours! and if you don't agree that there are
> still
> >>>> issues with the Orion then you don't know how to use your radio and
> >>>> would
> >>>> have been better off with the IC-7800.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Doug / K0ZU
> >
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