[TenTec] Final Firmware O2

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Thu Nov 12 06:36:55 PST 2009 

I love my OMNI V and Corsair II.
They seem to work better than my Collins KWM-2 my Drake TR-4Cw and my  
Collins 380.
I like to use and fix all of them.
Seems they all do what I need them to do.
I like my Ten Tecs because I get to talk with the guys at Ten Tec and I  
like the yearly Fest.
If you notice all my rigs are made in the good old USA.
That makes me happy.
Dan/N4VET
 
 
In a message dated 11/11/2009 10:55:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
wn3vaw at verizon.net writes:

Well, I  don't know about that.  But I do know a local K3 owner, who is a
world  class DX'er and contester, who favored his Omni VI for day to  day
operation, until the radio was accidentally destroyed.   

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com  [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of kc9cdt at aol.com
Sent:  Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:59 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject:  Re: [TenTec] Final Firmware O2


It is my understanding that the K3  is a superb CW rig...but not even in the
same ballpark as OII for  SSB???
Am I missinformed?
73,
Lee,  KC9CDT




-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Shock  <douglas.shock at gmail.com>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment  <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wed, Nov 11, 2009 6:09 pm
Subject:  Re: [TenTec] Final Firmware O2



that is correct...
On Wed,  Nov 11, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Philip C.  Anderson
xtraham58 at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
Not that it matters to  me, but it is my understanding that ON4UN is now
using 2 loaded  K'3s.

> From: marsh at ka5m.net
> To: tentec at contesting.com;  douglas.shock at gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:27 -0600
>  Subject: Re: [TenTec] Final Firmware O2
>
>  Douglas,
>
> What is your source of information for your following  statement?
>
> "If it was such a great and finished product then  why did most if not all
of
> the Ham Radio's Top contest-DX operators  bail on TenTec?"
>
> What did they bail to?
>
> The  National Contest Journal July/August 2009 Volume 37 Number 4  
contains
an
> extensive article on "Choosing an HF Radio for Serious  Contesting and
> DXing". Of the four (4) transceivers the author picks,  the Ten-Tec ORION
II
> is one of them.
>
> I'm not  convinced that I've ever missed a DX or contest QSO that I could
> have  worked if I had been using something better than my ORION II.
>
>  73,
> Marsh, KA5M
>
>
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com  [mailto:
tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Douglas  Shock
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:02 AM
> To: Scott  Harwood; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Final  Firmware O2
>
> Whiners? Do you really feel that was required  Scott? So your level of
> expectation on a delivered product is  different than others. I personally
> find no fault in OI-OII owners  holding TenTec's feet to the fire on the
> marketing campaign they used  for both radios. that hardly makes me a
whiner.
> If it was such a  great and finished product then why did most if not all
of
> the Ham  Radio's Top contest-DX operators bail on TenTec? Maybe they knew
>  something you don't?
>
> Sure, in its base form it is a fair  radio. But face the facts man...you
> really believe they got the  firmware right? And to release a beta with
> enhancements that in  themselves are broke but no fixes and then are never
> heard from again?  Sounds like the joke is on the operator if you support
> this business  practice.
>
> So drive on if you still drink the TenTec coolaid or  just find it
necessary
> to defend your spent monies. But respect the  rights of others homie...
>
> Hiding behind your keyboard with big  mouth and no accountability is not a
> good  thing.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Scott  Harwood
> <scotthsr at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
> > I  couldn't have said it better, Dennis.
> >
> > Good job. I  hope enough "whiners" read it.
> >
> > Palstar does have  great stuff. I have two tuners. They could improve on
> > answering  emails, though.
> >
> > Scott K4VWK
> >
>  > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: Dennis OConnor  <ad4hk2004 at yahoo.com>
> > >Sent: Nov 11, 2009 8:37  AM
> > >To: tentec at contesting.com
> > >Subject:  [TenTec] Final Firmware O2
> > >
> > >Hmmm, some of  you need to cut back on the coffee...
> > >
> > >The  O2 is a fine radio, well positioned in the upper reaches of  ham
radio
> > transceivers...
> > >The biggest whine I  see is that they are not producing enough firmware
> > changes to  make you happy..
> > >It appears that some believe the K3 radio  with its rapid parade of
> > firmware revisions is somehow superior  because it needs frequent
revising
> -
> > this does not  bespeak superior, to me; adaptable maybe, a secondary
hobby
>  in
> > it's own right, but not necessarily superior......
>  > >
> > >Then I read the moaning about the O2 sweep; and  they didn't do this,
they
> > didn't do that, etc...
> >  >Last time I checked the ads the K3 does not have a sweep screen...  
But
> > somehow, not having a sweep screen makes it the superior  radio, because
> > Orion is not upgrading its sweep screen fast  enough - the logic of that
> > escapes me...
> > >If you  want a radio with a fancy sweep screen get a Pro III...
> > >If  you want an even fancier sweep screen get an LP PAN for your  Orion
/
> > K3...
> > >
> > >If you want  an even fancier radio get one of the $11K to $13K models
> from
>  > the land of the rising sun - but don't expect the factory to answer  
the
> > phone and put the technician that built and aligned your  radio on the
> phone
> > to talk you through a problem - which  both Orion and Elecraft do
> > routinely...
> > >
>  > >I happen to have the O2... I have looked hard at the K3 with the  more
> > capable sub receiver - as recently as 2 weeks ago... But,  the less
> > desirable ergonomics of the radio outweigh the receiver  advantage and I
> > opted to stay with the Orion for the third  year... The O2 has the best
> > combination of receiver and  ergonomics I have found in 45 years of ham
> > radio...
> >  >
> > >Lastly, I am thrilled to have Ten Tec and Elecraft  slugging it out in
the
> > ham radio arena... A vast improvement  over the import radios that have
> > dominated the ham business for  some time..
> > >And while I am mentioning US companies, let me  point out that PALSTAR
> > acquired the Commander amplifiers and has  put considerable time,
> innovation,
> > and money, into  improving those amps until they appear to me, to be the
> best
>  > amps in the business... They now have a complete line of tuners,  
meters
> and
> > high quality amps... You could do a lot worse  than spend your ham
dollars
> > with them - and drive that amp  with a new O2 or K3...
> > >
> > >denny / k8do
>  > >
> > >
> > >
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