[TenTec] Best Orion version for Field Day

[Rick Williams]

Ron I think your original Orion WILL work with version 2.xxx firmware
WITHOUT the Version 2.xxx mod.  The sweep may not work and the display
likely will not be as sharp.  BUT it will work and it is VERY stable.

So you have more options!

73, 

Rick 
VE7TK

Website:  http://www3.telus.net/ve7tk  


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Subject: 	[TenTec] Best Orion version for Field Day
From: 	"Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>
Reply-to: 	Ron Castro <ronc at sonic.net>,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
<tentec at contesting.com>
Date: 	Thu, 11 May 2006 21:44:23 -0700


Our club, the Redwood Empire DX Association, is getting the use of an
original 
Orion for Field day this year. Last year this same unit that had an early 
firmware version had crashing problems.  The unit has not had the hardware
mod, 
so we will need to use a 1.x version.  I want to ask the O1 owners, which of

the various 1.x versions are stable and most useful in a Field Day-type
contest?

I believe it will be used for both phone and CW.

Ron N6AHA