[TenTec] Orion II firmware

Sun Aug 22 17:37:07 PDT 2010

I totally agree with Andre, my OII was my 70th birthday present to me and I 
find the radio a benchmark for all other AR radios.  The RX's are fantastic.
Originally set up with 2.039d I experimented with the other versions that 
were available, they were interesting but not the whole deal.  I find the 
current version, since John Henry returned to be a good replacement for 
2.039d.
 Yes some mod's could be made but this is a personal thing.  I don't have a 
personal programmer to modify the software to my personal needs.   My QTH is 
in a reasonably quiet area so I have little need of the NR,NB etc, maybe 
this will change when  'Ol Sol gets out of bed.
If you don't like your OII,  send her over here I'm sure I could find 
another job for it.

      John de VK2XGJ
Sometimes I act normal, but I get bored,
  so I just go back to being me!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andre021" <andre121 at t-online.de>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 08:47
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II firmware

Hello all,
i am an satisfied ORION II user. I have had many trouble to understand and
to use my OII. But after two years of learning I don´t wan´t to have an
other TRX. A long time I was "fan" of japaneise Transceivers. They looking
so nice, but thats not all. OK. the building quality of the OII is not the
best, especiality the tuning knobs and the display is not so good, comparing
with Icom TRX ore so. The receiver performance is the important think for me
and there is the OII the number one for me. I think the japaneise companies
have learned from TEN TEC especially with roofing filters and so on. I think
we don´t need an ORION III. What we need is a stable software fore the OII
and more updates to remove all the problems.

´73 André DL2AVC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Rsoifer at aol.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>; <waltk8cv4612amos at att.net>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II firmware

> T-T had a display fast enough to be really useful as an operating  aid.
> It
> was the waterfall display in 2.041XT.  Yes, it looked kinda  washed out on
> SSB, but I'm mainly a CW op and it was a real help.  It was  about twice
> as
> fast as the spectrum sweep display in 2.044A.  John Henry  said that
> they're
> working on a new version,  which I'm eagerly  awaiting.  Meanwhile, the
> sweep display in 2.044A is definitely an  improvement over 2.039d.
>
> I don't think we need an Orion III, just more work on the O II  firmware.
> Keep up the good work, John.  It's helping.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
>
>
>
> In a message dated 8/22/2010 9:32:09 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> cdistflatfoot at gmail.com writes:
>
> I  will acknowledge that the sweep is slow .  I think the sweep should
> be better than the other guys .  I use the sweep and when I operate  at a
> different qth  I find myself looking for it .  I am looking  foreword to
> the whole package coming together in the Orion III . I am  getting bored
> with this Old  Orion II give us some good news TT and  tell us you are
> working on a new  radio to replace the Orion  .   John kb2huk
> On 8/22/2010 4:25 PM, Walt Amos wrote:
>>  Ah, Yes, will the Orion III have a separate 32bit DSP receiver for the
>>  sweep, Wahoo how important is that ? Will it have a second receiver of
> the
>> same quality as the main receiver ? Wahoo, how important is that ?  I,
> alas,
>> use 2.039d and am thrilled with it so far, but I don't use  the dumb
> sweep at
>> all. Can probably count on two hands the times I  have used the second
>> receiver!
>>
>> Would you say " I AM A  HAPPY CAMPER ? ".
>>
>> Walt K8CV Royal Oak,  MI.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>  From:<Rsoifer at aol.com>
>> To:<tentec at contesting.com>
>>  Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 1:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II  firmware
>>
>>
>>> It may be subjective, but I like the NR  in 2.044A a lot better than the
>>> one
>>> in 2.039d.   The sweep display seems faster too, which makes it more
>>>  useful.  Or, am I just imagining it?
>>>
>>> 73 Ray  W2RS
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 8/22/2010 5:07:18  P.M. GMT Standard Time,
>>> gpalfe at comcast.net  writes:
>>>
>>> I am  running version 2.039d on my Orion  II.
>>>
>>> I am wondering if the latest  2.44 firmware  offers any real
>>> enhancements
>>> over 2.039d.  I wonder if  it  is worth the time, hassle and possible
>>> trade-offs to  upgrade to 2.44.  It  is a larger project here in that
> for
>>> security
>>> reasons my shop does not run   Windows so I have more work to get and
>>> run
>>> the
>>>  upgrade.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any   insight.
>>>
>>> Greg,  wa0bnx
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