[TenTec] Problems with ORION II ??

[Dick Williams]

Greg,

There is nothing "wrong" with the radio.  There are features that could be 
improved upon, and that is what all the "bitching and moaning" is about. 
One is the NB,  there are certainly radios that have better noise blankers. 
Another is the sweep "scope";  it works, but it could certainly be better. 
However, that is in the catagory of "bells and whistles" to me.

I am sure that you will find the radio very capable and will be very pleased 
with the way it works.   No matter what radio one has, there are always 
individuals that are not happy with the way it is (some justified and some 
maybe not).   But not every "feature" is wanted, needed, or cared about by 
all users;  so the "crappy" sweep is not an issue with everyone (personally, 
I fall into the "it works fine for the little I use it).  On the other hand, 
I wish the NB worked better; and hopefully Ten Tec addresses that in the 
forthcoming update that will be released towards the end of the milinium.

Have fun with it; and by the way, there is a lot of "learning" that needs to 
be done, in order to take advantage of the many features (for instance 
setting the AGC correctly for the given conditions).

Dick  K8ZTT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregory & Kristin Palfe" <gpalfe at comcast.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 3:07 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Problems with ORION II ??


> As a relatively new owner of ORION II, I am wondering what are all the
> "problems" folks seem to complain about that seem to demand firmware
> updates?  It seems the rage that many owners are crying for firmware
> updates.  I do not have the time nor interest to read the TT threads
> so someone please explain to this contester what's wrong with my new
> ORION II?
>
> Thank you,
> Greg, wa0bnx
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