[TenTec] Any update on a replacement for the Orion II?

[Timothy Randa]

I know some hams dwell on the radio with the best specs listed on someones
web site. I tend to leave that arguement to the engeineers in the group but
read with interest. I have but one interest in ham radio...to have fun. I
tend to lean toward the radio that is the most fun to operate. That's one
reason I guess I change main station radios so often. The bands and qso's
don't change, my desire to use a different/hopefully more fun radio does.
To me a simple rig like the eagle just doesn't do much for me. The K3...one
ugly duckling. These may have the best receivers on the market but I like
bells and whistles. I like band scopes. I like nice looking radios. I would
dare say I'm not a minority in the way I persue ham radio. Have fun, turn
the knobs, watch the tubes glow, and get away from the keyboard. That my
advise for what it's worth

Just a thought

Tim  K0FL


On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>wrote:

> Speaking only for myself, and take this for whatever it's worth...
>
> A friend of mine at one point owned an Omni VI+ and a K3.  He later added
> an
> Omni VII to the operating collection.  He used all three rigs extensively,
> and when I operated from his QTH, I used them as well.
>
> Today?  He still owns the Omni VI+, and now has an Eagle as well (it took
> the place of an Argonaut V).  The K3 has found a new home.
>
> Oh, the Omni VII has moved on as well... he's trying out a TS-990 at the
> moment.  But not to worry, it got a new home as well... mine.
>
> The point is that no one radio will satisfy all the people at all times.
> And tastes change, as needs change, or as new technology comes out with
> improvements.
>
> The question is not which radio is "the best".  It should be which radio is
> "the best" for you & your operating needs & desires at this time.
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill
> Cotter
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 6:19 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: [TenTec] Any update on a replacement for the Orion II?
>
> Clarification:
>
> I will say that after moving from the OMNI-VI+ to the K3, I still
> cannot bring myself to sell the OMNI-VI+. It is a wonderful radio
> and a keeper along side the K3.
>
> 73 Bill N4LG
>
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