[TenTec] Best Orion version for Field Day

[Andy Hamon]

Guys

YES the Orion will work "perfectly" well with the v2 firmware, NO the sweep will not work at all without the hardware mod and YES the display is pretty good without the hardware mod.
This is exactly how I run my Orion and it hasn't "bombed out" on me once since I moved to v2 a couple of months ago.

73

Andy, GU4WTN


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Rick Williams" <rick.williams at telus.net>
Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
Date:  Fri, 12 May 2006 08:13:13 -0700

>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
>
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