[TenTec] Orion 2 Situation

[chacuff at cableone.net]

There are many integrated circuits from that era (20 to 30 years back) that are just not available any more...at any price.  I have found that it’s easier to get tubes for radio’s that are 50 years old than some of the early IC’s.  

 

It’s entirely reasonable that some things from that era are not repairable due to the quick changes in the development of the technology at the time.  I’m sure that 5 years after the discontinuation of the Delta II there were parts available to perform the repairs...but probably not many beyond that.

 

10 years from now some things for the Orion series will probably not be available..and if your radio looses that part it’s going to be a dead box.  That is no different for any of the manufacturers.  I can’t get RX preamp transistors for my Yaesu FT-920...so it sits on the shelf.  It’s probably younger than the Delta II.  

 

Disappointing but a fact of life.





Cecil Acuff
Gulfport MS
K5DL


From: Al Sirois
Sent: ‎July‎ ‎10‎, ‎2013 ‎8‎:‎33‎ ‎AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Situation


Wednesday
0930 EDT

I agree with this STRING about the QUESTIONABLE T-T STELLAR SERVICE.

I too had the same and surprising service response with my Delta-II request.

I lost maybe $300.- just trying to get T-T to do the work; it never got 
done.

I was dissapointed.

Just three months after I purchased a NEW OMNI-VII.

One would think that they would service a good customer.

73
N1MHC
alsirois at roadrunner.com
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Barry N1EU
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 8:52 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Situation

It was unfortunate that many Orion users jumped ship a few years back.  A
radical turn-around started two years ago  with John Henry's involvement
and version 3 firmware development.  I have no doubt that it will
continue.  I'm glad I held on through thick and thin.

73,
Barry N1EU

On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Mike Stricker <info4mjs at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Several people that I know, including myself, were very happy with the O2
> for quite a while.  We became disenchanted with the upgrades because they
> added features but also broke things along the way.  The time to fix the
> broken things began taking longer and longer.
>
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