[TenTec] RX366 -- Yes or No?

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Eric,
Thanks for the info...very helpful.
I will be getting the RX366.
Even though I currently have no recv only antennas for Div. reception.
73,
Lee



-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Rosenberg <ericrosenberg.dc at gmail.com>
To: tentec <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 12:04 pm
Subject: [TenTec] RX366 -- Yes or No?


A question regarding the cost and value of upgrading your Orion 565 or
Orion II 566 came up on the Orion565 reflector on Yahoo.

My response to that list is below. It may clarify matters...or not!

I will add that installing the board is an absolute no-brainer. No need 
to
send it to Ten Tec to be done.

73,
Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC

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When making a decision as whether to go ahead with an enhancement or
upgrade to your existing station, comes down to need and value.

If you are a contester or DXer, the RX366 will be a welcome addition.
Having two matched, high performance receivers is a significant plus 
when
it comes to operating both in a messy (i.e., crowded) band and one
populated with weak signals, where diversity reception makes the 
difference
between hearing the other station and making the QSO.

Another misconception. You do *not* need additional filters to 
effectively
use the RX366. The DSP code is extremely good.

Regardless of whether or not you purchase the RX366, you owe it to 
yourself
to install the new version 3 firmware when it released. You will be
impressed by the scope of the enhancements, modifications, and fixes 
that
were made, all in response to requests from the existing and potential 
user
communities.

>From my perspective as a Ten Tec (and Elecraft and Yaesu) user and a
volunteer beta tester for a long time, both the version 3 firmware and 
the
RX366 high performance receiver mark the re-introduction of the the 
Orion
565 and Orion II 566 to the ham radio marketplace.

Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC
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