[TenTec] Happy Orion owners (was question about updates)

[James Duffer]

In my daily reading of this list, I have noted quite a bit of contrast in 
the opinions of Orion owners regarding their Orion radio.  I can't help but 
wonder if the ones who hate their Orion are those type of operators who must 
constantly improve, troubleshoot, tinker and eventually improve the radio to 
a point where it don't work good anymore.  You know the type of operator I 
am talking about.  The one who will report, "when I put this control at "a" 
and then put this other control at "b" and I press the PTT switch on my mike 
at the same time I press my foot switch while turning knob a and have switch 
"d" pressed ,while reversing modes yadayada,  I get this funny howling sound 
in my audio.

It is nice to hear some pleased owners.  It is difficult from the posts to 
determine if this dog wil hunt or not.

73s, Jim wd4air


>From: "Don and Diana Cunningham" <wb5hak at duracom.net>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
>To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Happy Orion owners (was question about updates)
>Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:38:49 -0500
>
>Jack and Tom, you two are definitely NOT the only two that are very happy
>with their Orions!!  Mine is a II now, but had the "original" as well and
>have loved both.  I hope more of us "happy owners" will chime in just so
>those thinking of buying one can see just how many of us there are.
>73,
>Don, WB5HAK
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "jack" <jfriend31 at comcast.net>
>To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 2:28 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] question about updates
>
>
> > you, Tom, are not the only original Orion owner who is happy with the
> > radio!
> > count me in twice! jack ak7o
> > PS i like version 1.373B3 as much as any of the previous versions. it
> > works
> > well so far as i can tell. but then i don't twiddle the knobs and push 
>the
> > buttons lots. since i run CW only, i keep the 1000Hz filter in the line 
>to
> > cut down on the noise level. now and again i switch in the 500Hz filter.
> > other than volume and tuning and band changes there is not a lot to
> > twiddle.
> > usually if i can hear it i can work it! what else is there?
> >