[TenTec] Orion II has ended production

[Timothy Randa]

What ever comes next I'm sure they will let the buying public beta test it
as always. :-)

K0FL


On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Joe W2KJ <w2kj at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Take a look at the Elecraft K3...it's receiver(s) are at the top of the
> charts.
>
> I have a K3 and really enjoy using it...best receiver I have used in 51
> years of hamming...oh, and the QSK ain't bad either (grin).
>
> I sold my Orion a while back after being disappointed that Ten Tec didn't
> really follow up on firmware updates for many months after bugs were
> discovered and reported.
>
> With John Henry back in the company hopefully that won't be the case
> anymore.
>
> Interested in what Ten Tec will follow the Orion family with.
>
>                         73, Joe W2KJ
>
>
> > That's my biggest concern that firmware development will cease...
> >
> >
> >
> > I hope until Ten-Tec has a replacement for it’s flagship it will
> continue to develop firmware releases for the Orion.  I also hope the sub
> receiver upgrade will continue to be available for a while...been saving my
> pennies for that addition to my Orion II.
> >
> >
> >
> > It’s ashamed really...there is not another product in the market
> positioned where the Orion II sits.  One has to spend a considerable amount
> of money above the cost of the Orion II to purchase a desktop transceiver
> (non-PC based) with the feature set the Orion II possesses.  With Icom it’s
> the 7800 at $13000.00 or with Yaesu it’s the 5000 at I don’t know how much.
>  (they dropped the 2000)  Now Kenwood has the 990 but it’s too new to be
> fully sorted out and it’s a few K$ more than the OII....
> >
> >
> >
> > There are many radios out there...but few with dual receivers and dual
> tuning knobs which has become a must have in a DX radio for me....  Don’t
> do point and click radio’s either....
> >
> >
> >
> > Just a personal thing...
> >
> >
> >
> > Guess that makes the Elecraft K3 the winner....at lease one can start
> basic and grow it to the level of the radios mentioned above....
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cecil Acuff
> > Gulfport MS
> > K5DL
> >
> >
> > From: Kim Elmore
> > Sent: June 29, 2013 4:06 PM
> > To: Bob Gibson; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> > CC: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II has ended production
> >
> >
> > All radios cease production at some point, so this was inevitable. It
> doesn't make our radios worthless or perform any worse.
> >
> > What's not clear is how much additional firmware development there will
> be in the future. I hope TenTec doesn't cease all development, but their
> resources are limited and we can't expect firmware development to continue
> indefinitely. Someday, firmware support will have to end.
> >
> > Kim N5OP
> >
> > "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as
> the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> >
> > On Jun 29, 2013, at 15:54, Bob Gibson <w5rg at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I wish I had known this two weeks ago when I bought a new one!!
> >>
> >> Bob Gibson W5RG
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: PC Anderson <xtraham58 at hotmail.com>
> >> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> >> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 2:30 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II has ended production
> >>
> >>
> >> Looks like my comments were blocked.
> >> Andy W3LI
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the heads up Ron.
> >>>
> >>> Guess I'm shaking my head at why they couldn't "Eaglize" the Orion RF
> >>> design and update the controller/display/etc and end up with an Orion
> III.
> >>> I love the Orion form factor.
> >>>
> >>> 73,
> >>> Barry N1EU
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Ron Castro <ronc at sonic.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I just got this in the TenTec newsletter:
> >>>>
> >>>> "On a rather sad note, about the time you read this message, we will
> have
> >>>> sold out of the last 566 Orion II transceiver.  Unfortunately, due to
> the
> >>>> availability of some very critical parts plus skyrocketing prices for
> >>>> difficult components, the staff at TEN-TEC decided to discontinue this
> >>>> product.  This does not mean we will not trade or sell used and demo
> >>>> Orion's
> >>>> and Orion II models.  We will continue service and support this
> product as
> >>>> we have done in the past with all TEN-TEC products.  Is a new Orion
> III on
> >>>> the horizon?  There are plans for several new TEN-TEC products lined
> up for
> >>>> the future but at this time no concise decision has been made for
> another
> >>>> Orion transceiver."
> >>>>
> >>>> All good things come to an end...
> >>>>
> >>>>           Ron Castro
> >>>>            N6IE
> >>>>     www.N6IE.com
> >>>>
> >>>> Member:
> >>>>                       ARRL
> >>>>      Redwood Empire DX Assn.
> >>>>  Northern California Contest Club
> >>>> Northern California DX Foundation
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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