[TenTec] Repair history for Orion

[W1dxh at aol.com]

knock on wood, no repairs needed for my Orion.
Steve W1DXH
 
 
In a message dated 12/23/2008 2:29:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jfriend31 at comcast.net writes:

i have  never needed any repair for my Orions,
jack ak7o


----- Original  Message ----- 
From: "John K Gotwals" <john at gotwals.com>
To:  <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:25  AM
Subject: [TenTec] Repair history for Orion


> Listed below  is the repair history for my Orion. I have been very happy 
>  with
> Ten-Tec's service, but I am curious if my service history for my  Orion
> approximates the experiences of others.
>
> Orion  purchased new from factory in August, 2005
> Replaced fried logic board  components in March, 2007
> Replaced bad capacitors on power  distribution board in July, 2007
> Replaced bad display and bw encoder  in December, 2008
>
> Luckily it is only a one-hour drive from my  house to Ten-Tec, so I did not
> need to go through the pain of  packing  and unpacking the Orion for 
> shipment
> by  carrier.
>
> Does this repair history seem about right for an  electronic unit as 
> complex
> as an Orion? I should mention that  my operating environment has sometimes
> been in an rf-hot  environment.
>
> John, N9JG
>
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