[TenTec] Observatons

[Toby Pennington]

<<<Unfortunately us OII owners are STUCK. we can not go back to 1.XXX at all. 

TT - I ran Orion on 1.371 and was pretty darn pleased. I am not very  happy 
with OII at this time as compared to Orion 1.371.

Lee. KC9CDT>>>>
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Lee brings up an interesting point which has crossed my mind recently.  The owners of the O1 (Classic Orion) are in a great position to use the version of firmware they think is best,  whether it is from the1.xxx series or releases of from the 2.xxx releases.  

It could be that a year down the road the differences between the two version of firmware will become blurred as 2.xxx begins to get polished off enough to be as good as the 1.xxx firmware.  

But right now it is no contest from an operational point of view that the 1.xxx  firmware is indeed better whether the 2.0 firmware is on the Classic Orion or the O2.  This is a point that could be argued by owners of the new O2,  but those of you who have been able to compare the firmware versions two side by side can see and hear the difference.   

The big "IF" in all this is "can" TT bring 2.0 up to speed quickly or is it going to take a year of two? Are owners of the O2 in for a two or three year stint like the Classic Orion owners experienced?  I hope not,  as we will all benefit from rapid embellishment of the new 2.0 firmware for both rigs.   

Toby  W4CAK