[TenTec] Orion/O2 Drift Problem-who is interested in a fix?

[Martin AA6E]

What's "wrong" is that they haven't done it.  If TT offered a good OCXO 
option at a reasonable price, that would be fine. The TCXO they use is 
disappointing compared some other rigs - like the IC-7000.

If INRAD would offer a < 1 ppm product at $50, I would buy.  If it was 
$100, maybe...

If you want warm-up stability, you want the oven to be energized 
continuously, even when the Orion power is off, e.g., from a stand-by 
power source or from Orion power ahead of the power switch.  And of 
course, a stable OCXO also needs to be accurate.

Even better would be an option to lock to an external 10 MHz standard, 
which I already have on hand.  This would appeal especially to 
UHF/microwave operators.  It is easy to do in principle, but phase noise 
could be a problem.

73 Martin AA6E

George wrote:
> What's wrong with Ten Tec addressing this drift problem in the Orion's???
> George  W2YJ
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