[TenTec] Status of New Display Board for OMNI VII

[Mike Christiansen]

I agree Carl, is has taken a long time for the High sweep board to  
come to pass.  I have an Orion II and I would like to see it as well.   
It is still the best radio I have ever owned, but it could use some  
firmware improvements, and we would all like to see the High speed  
sweep board made available.  The good news is new firmware is coming  
out by October, then maybe early next year, maybe the new board will  
be available.  Who knows.  I am not planning on selling my Orion  
anytime soon as well.

73,, Mike, N4GW


On Aug 17, 2008, at 9:44 PM, Carl J. Denbow wrote:

> Well, Mike, this is most distressing.  My friend is going to be
> furious.  I'm a little upset myself, because I was told by the  
> engineer
> responsible for the board that the one he had at Dayton was final test
> version, and it was going into production shortly after the  
> Hamvention.
> He apologized for the delay and said that it was a more complicated
> project than he'd at first thought but that it was now finally ready  
> to
> be produced.  I asked him to hold the board up so that I could take a
> picture of it.  I showed this photo to my friend as proof that the  
> board
> was on its way and that any further delay would be a short one  
> measured
> in months not years.   In  fact, I remember that I actually placed a
> mobile phone call to my friend to give him a live, first-hand report
> from the Dayton Hamvention with the good news.  In addition to his  
> Orion
> II he owns several other pieces of Ten-Tec gear.  The way he was  
> talking
> he will sell all of it and swear never to buy a piece of TT gear again
> if my report from Dayton turns out to have been false.  IMHO, this is
> not a good way to run a business.  Personally, I'm not planning on
> selling my OMNI VII over this issue, but it does leave a bad taste  
> in my
> mouth.
>
> 73,
>
> Carl
> N8VZ
>
>
> Mike Christiansen wrote:
>> Carl, that is a brand new webpage the Tentec just put up last week,  
>> so
>> the information IMO is current.  This may not be the news your friend
>> was hoping for
>>
>> Mike, N4GW
>>
>> On Aug 17, 2008, at 6:40 PM, Carl J. Denbow wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Thanks, Mike. If this is not an old, not-updated post, I was lied to
>>> at
>>> Dayton.  I was shown a prototype board and was told it was ready for
>>> production.  In fact, I was told that the week after Dayton they  
>>> would
>>> be having a production meeting and that the board would be ready for
>>> general sales within three months or so.  A friend of mine who
>>> bought an
>>> ORION II about three years ago was told at that time that the board
>>> would be ready "in a few months."  He's ready to ditch his Ten-Ten
>>> equipment he is so mad about this issue.  When I gave him the
>>> information from Dayton, including my live sitting of the prototype
>>> board, he calmed down a little and said he'd give Ten-Tec a few more
>>> months.  In short, I hope what I was told at Dayton is more accurate
>>> than this link.  Perhaps, at this juncture Ten-Tec's recent "sins"  
>>> are
>>> no more than not updating a web page! :-)
>>>
>>> Mike Christiansen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Check this link at the Tentec site.  it should answer your  
>>>> questions
>>>>
>>>> http://radio.tentec.com/status/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 17, 2008, at 4:19 PM, Carl J. Denbow wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know the status the new display board that is coming  
>>>>> out
>>>>> for
>>>>> the OMNI VII and ORION II?  I saw a prototype at Dayton and was
>>>>> assured
>>>>> that it was ready for production.  This board will allow, among
>>>>> other
>>>>> things, for real time, continuous spectrum scope (like the ICOM  
>>>>> 756
>>>>> pro
>>>>> series has).  I'm really looking forward to this new board,  
>>>>> which is
>>>>> supposed to cost in the $300.00 range.
>>>>>
>>>>> Carl
>>>>> N8VZ
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