[TenTec] Sherwood Report Orion 1 and 2

[Gary J FollettDukes HiFi]

I appreciate everything you all have said about the Orion's and the need to invest some knowledge in order to reap the most from its excellent design. I agree, and the results can be amazing.

I have had a few Orion’s and Orion 2’s and really liked them. I do change radios around a lot.

Right now I have an Eagle sitting here and am truly amazed at  how quiet it is and yet how full the sound on SSB is.

No, i am not a big ESSB freak but it really sounds nice when you hear a fellow who sounds like he is in the room with you. 

Right now there is a lot of thundershower activity impacting 40 but the noise blanker takes out about 80% of it.

They did a nice job on this tiny box… It is indeed a  lot like an Omni 6+ without the birdies and with far better SSB audio on the receiver.

Unlike the Orion however, you can operate this thing in your sleep, and get pretty good results.

I wish Ten Tec had kept the unique way in which the two VFO’s flip in the Omni 6, with the touch-and-hold to listen momentarily on your transmitted frequency when operating split. That was handy.

Gary

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> On Apr 28, 2016, at 4:24 PM, terry foskey via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com> wrote:
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> Both Barry and I among many others here have owned both of the Orions.  Both are very close in performance with perhaps a slight edge on receiver characteristics on the Orion 2.  Gary  recently took ownership of my Orion 2.  I have owned and operated them side by side for a good period of time. I agree with Barry the difference is neglible.  Since you seem to have a definitive opinion, how about providing some specifics to support your assertion that my opinion i is not worth much - to use your sophisticated vernacular?  I will tell you this in advance, most user issues with the Orion, are due to the lack of operating knowledge of radios and the Orion specifically.  Let me explain, one must understand the purpose of RF Gain, AGC, Preamp, Filters, etc. - in simple English - The Radio needs a competent driver in order to produce the full potential.  For someone that is competent it is one of the best user interface radios I have ever operated - clever receiver/transmitter to antenna interface, excellent VFO interface, etc.    I await your specific critique so that we may continue this conversation......