[TenTec] Best Orion version for Field Day

[Ron Castro]

Thanks for all the comments about the firmware versions for FD.  I'll pass 
it along to the rig owner so he can decide what he wants to do.  I'm leaning 
toward the 2.056 without the band scope.  I don't think it's all the useful 
for FD, especially when we generally operate in "running" mode on account of 
having an outstanding site and amazing antennas.  For a 2A entry, we'll have 
a MonstIR, several mono-banders and low-band loops.  One of our members is a 
tower rigger, so we'll have lots of iron and aluminum in the air.

Look for W6KB (as in Kick Butt!) in FD this year!

Ron N6AHA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>
To: "Ten Tec List" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:44 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Best Orion version for Field Day


> 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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