[TenTec] Elecraft K3 vs Orion a bit premature?

[Dave W7DPW]

I agree with the pricing when both rcvrs have the filters.

Dave W7DPW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Harwood" <scotthsr at earthlink.net>
To: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
<tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Elecraft K3 vs Orion a bit premature?


> Good comment.  Also, if you check the price of the K3 "optional" stuff
and compare to what comes with the OII, it isn't half the price of the
OII.  I compared to what I have in my OII and the K3 came in around
$3,800.
>
> Scott K4VWK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Ron Castro <ronc at sonic.net>
> >Sent: May 1, 2007 2:58 PM
> >To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Elecraft K3 vs Orion a bit premature?
> >
> >Isn't it a bit premature to be making comparisons with radios that
aren't
> >even for sale yet?  The K3, the Bretlinger (that got a fold-out ad in
QST,
> >despite it doesn't have FCC approval yet), the SDR 5000 (still
doesn't have
> >a price or even a picture), the 'maybe' Pro IV or 7800 MkIIGXLi or
whatever
> >they'll call it, haven't been put in the hands of objective users and
tested
> >in contests, DX pile-ups, in labs like Sherwood's or ARRL's, or in
> >day-to-day rag-chews.  Every one of these rigs will be good at what
they do,
> >but we don't know about the 'warts' yet!  How many will have to be
sent back
> >to the factory within a month or less after delivery?  How much of
the specs
> >in the brochures will turn out to be 'vaporware', advertising hype or
just
> >plain hogwash?
> >
> >Right now, I'd keep my money in my pocket and wait for some other
pioneers
> >to catch the arrows!
> >
> >                     Ron Castro
> >           Chief Technical Officer
> >              Results Radio, LLC
> >                         N6IE
> >                www.N6IE.com
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales" <sales at tentec.com>
> >To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 11:34 AM
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Elecraft K3 vs Orion?
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> As you may recall a
> >>> significant part of the original Orion's design work was more
> >>> or less outsourced as well.
> >>
> >> Hello --
> >>
> >> The above is not correct.
> >>
> >> All of the Orion and Orion II design was done entirely by Ten-Tec
> >> employees.  No outside contractors for either hardware or firmware
were
> >> used.
> >>
> >> 73
> >> Scott Robbins
> >> W4PA
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