[TenTec] Elecraft K3 vs Orion?

[JAMES HANLON]

Grant, NQ5T wrote:
  However, since there are no tubes in any of them, they require no annual
  lubrication, they don't hurt my back to move them, they don't occasionally
  require the drilling of an extra hole in the chassis, and the parts are too
  darn small to be worth what we pay for them, I'm totally suspect of these
  new-fangled things in general.  There was a time when one had a long-term
  "relationship" with a radio.  Now, it's the equivalent of a series of
  one-night stands, ever moving on to seek that one better feature, or dimple,
  or whatever :)

  Grant/NQ5T

  I kept my regular sked Sunday evening on 7020 with a DX-100 and an HRO-50.  That's my "long term relationship" equipment.  I don't have to lift them very often, and they still work quite well for what I do with them.  I think I can keep my checkbook in my pocket for a while longer to see how the new offerings shake out.

  Jim, W8KGI
  Argonaut 505 owner