[TenTec] Orion 11

[d.e.warnick at comcast.net]

You say that you are new to HF.  I'm guessing that you will develope lots of interest as you get acquainted with it. The best way to get your feet wet would be with a good quality starter rig. One that will let you play with CW, Digital (RTTY, PSK, etc) and SSB. You would do well to start with a good solid performer like an older OMNI D series B or C or a Corsair. They will perform more than adequately for rag chews, DX or contests and you can have your rig and power supply for less than $600. You won't be compromising your enjoyment either.
After you've had a season or so with that rig, you won't have to ask whether you want to spent 4 big ones. You'll know.
Your call, but If I had $4k to spend on a new station, I'd put less that $1k in the shack and spend the rest on the best sky hook I could find.
Good luck with whatever route you take. TenTec is second to none in factory support and I love the performance of every one of mine
73
Dave
WA3MKB

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "ram32" <ram32 at pivot.net> 

> Hi, 
> OK Men, here's the question, and please bear with my melodramatic explanation 
> to my question. 
> My Son wishes to assist me in purchasing an HF rig. I am new to the HF 
> "life" and I am not sure where to turn for advice on which radio will suit me in 
> my endeavors. 
> I love listening to and joining with the proverbial "rag chew...!" I have 
> been told that the two radios I should look at are the icom 756 pro111, and the 
> Orion 11. 
> So, I ask, are there any concrete benefits to owning the Orion 11 over the 
> icom 756 pro 111? Further, the discussions I have been reading here are so 
> technical, is the Orion 11 that difficult to learn how to use? 
> Oh yeah, the melodramatic part...We will be using one of these radios 
> together here in the cold, cold woods of northern Maine, and since we live on a 
> dairy farm, the radio will be worth more than all our vehicles put together. 
> and will probably be the only station that I will ever be able to purchase. 
> I thank you for your time and I do apologize for such a non-technical question 
> here in this room. 
> N1XQJ 
> Bob 
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