[TenTec] New Orion Owner

[Charles Delaune]

Congrats, Dave! I'm sure you will love the rig, but be prepared to spend
quite awhile on the learning curve. Of course, for me, that's all part of
the joy of owning and operating, what I feel, is one of the finest
transceivers on the market, today! Those hillbillies, in Tennessee, sure
know how to design a good one! Good luck, and hope to catch you on the
bands.

Charlie - N5BLY

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Sent:	Friday, September 29, 2006 4:10 PM
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Subject:	[TenTec] New Orion Owner

Well, I took the plunge today and ordered a "pre-loved" 565AT from our
friends in Tennessee.   It should be here sometime next week.  I had hoped
to drive down to the TT hamfest for the first time, but I wasn't able to
skip out of work.  I've never owned a TT radio before and have been reading
about them for quite some time, especially the Orion and Orion II.  I'm
certainly looking forward to getting it here and playing with odd-named
things like "hang" that I've never messed with before.

I've got a copy of the manual, so I'm going to try and read through it
(again) before the radio gets here.  I don't have a mic that will work with
the Orion, so I also ordered a 701 hand mic just to get me going.

I'm certainly happy that TT is an American company and that they've really
designed a great-performing radio with a modern DSP/SDR architecture.  I'm
happy to support them and hope they're around for a long time.  And I'm not
just saying that because I want them to keep improving the software, either,
although that thought had crossed my mind.  :)  I've read through the
reflector and through the reviews, so I'm prepared for some software
glitches and other warts and plan on just taking them in stride while
waiting and hoping that TT can continue to improve the software.

Just thought I would share a little of the excitement...

73

Dave / K8JDC
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