[TenTec] FS: Orion 565

[Kim Elmore]

Yes, yes, you're all correct: TenTec is toast. They will simply all walk 
out of the factory and wander aimlessly around Sevierville. I mean, come 
on! If TT can't come up with a sure-fire replacement for the Orion and 
Orion2 in a few months, they simply no longer care, should close the 
factory and stop wasting our time by allowing us to endlessly ponder and 
bemoan their demise...

Kim N5OP


On 1/24/2015 5:24 PM, art N4UC wrote:
> They are sending my Orion back from TenTec unrepaired due to lightning. I would give $64 to know the answer to your question (i.e. for me that's a 64 dollar question) but I'm afraid that I know the answer!
>
> 73, Art/N4UC
>
>> From: wfpjr at hotmail.com
>> To: tentec at contesting.com
>> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 15:12:52 -0800
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] FS: Orion 565
>>
>> Is there any news out of Sevierville as to whether they are going to produce anything newer than the Omni VII or is that it and they will stay more focused on QRP and Rebel type radios????
>>
>>> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:02:38 +0000
>>> From: barry.n1eu at gmail.com
>>> To: tentec at contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] FS: Orion 565
>>>
>>> Excellent advice from Peter!  Both on the A9 and that nothing being as nice
>>> to operate as a 565.
>>>
>>> 73, Barry N1EU
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Peter Frenning [OZ1PIF] <peter at frenning.dk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Den 24-01-2015 kl. 21:44 skrev Paul A. Ramey:
>>>>
>>>>   I have a Orion 565 that is full of filters, 250, 500 and 1.8.  It has a
>>>>> auto tuner and a 705 desk mic.
>>>>> It is loaded with the latest software and TT replaced the battery about 2
>>>>> months ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> It has an intermittent problem!!!  main vfo stops RXing and just white
>>>>> noise and will not TX.  The sub RX still works when this happens.
>>>>>
>>>>> The radio has been reset many times and no change.  The fix is turn the
>>>>> radio off and come back in about an hour and it will work fine again.
>>>>> could be a few days or few hours before it fails again.
>>>>> this is a very CLEAN radio.  I have the factory shipping box for it and
>>>>> manuals.
>>>>> I am selling it AS IS, PARTS RADIO.  I am asking $1000.00 plus shipping
>>>>>
>>>>> I plan to order a new Omni VII on Monday
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul, WG0G
>>>>> wg0g at arrl.net
>>>>> 612-747-1244
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>>>>>   I would refurbish or replace the A9 power distribution board, this
>>>> sounds very much like the ubiquitous faded electrolytic problem. I
>>>> certainly wouldn't trade away my precious Orion for an (compared to the
>>>> Orion) inferior Omni VII
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Vy 73 de OZ1PIF/5Q2M, Peter
>>>>
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Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP 
SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)

/"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in 
practice, there is." //– Attributed to many people; it’s so true that it 
doesn’t matter who said it./