[TenTec] Whait am I missing here?

[Ken Brown]

> I've been thinking about buying either an Orion II, a Pro III or a K3 for a few months
> now. The K3 is pretty much out due to it's small size and old school LCD screen. The
> color screens on the other two really attract me and I'm about 97% decided on the
> Orion II based on it's performance, among other things.
>
>   
Good to hear that performance (and I assume you mean receiver and 
transmitter operation) is on your list of important features, along with 
having a flashy color display. I was going to say if a beautiful color 
display is so important to you, you could just buy a HDTV which will 
look much nicer than the display on any amateur radio. Seriously though, 
since apparently a great looking display really is important to you, 
maybe you should consider using an outboard display with a radio that 
supports one. You could get one of the black box SDR radios and use the 
best computer monitor you care to spend your money on. Some of the 
radios that still have those old fashioned knobs and buttons on them can 
also be used in conjunction with either just a computer monitor or both 
at computer and a monitor.

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