[TenTec] New Orion Owner

[Mark DeBord]

Dave,
Congratulations on your new Orion!! This is a reminder of myself last year 
at the Ten Tec Hamfest.... I bought one from them but had to wait until 
Janurary before I actually got the radio (someone traded in on an Orion II 
and I was down the list).

Now a year has gone by and I have had no regrets!! One of the best radios I 
have owned and it is a thrill to operate.

As you have mentioned, you have read the postings and I hope you know that 
most of the "gripes" are from us who are trying to "fine tune" the rig. With 
the latest firmware, it is very close.... I like v1.373b5 (which is actually 
beta code that someone posted; sometimes a problem occurs when in CW mode 
and you have the sweep going; if you turn the BW, the receiver will 
crash...sometimes....) and the latest firmware V2.059d (just a couple or so 
of glitches)

I hate you are going to miss the hamfest (one of my favorites and it seems 
to grow each year), but maybe next time.

Good luck and I hope to hear you on the air!


73's
Mark KA4ICK
Kingsport, TN