[TenTec] New parts available for the Orion and Orion II

[Scott Sheppard]

Folks

Some of you may have read about some of my issues with the freq
alignment of my Orion. Turns out the tcxo is hooped...given the tcxo
is now inobtanium, I found a manufacturer of such devices and wrote
them to see what it would take to make a new tcxo. In the interim,
another fine fellow on this list found some new old stock--albeit a
small number. I decided to follow through with the company anyway
given they had extended the courtesy of following up with me.

I am not sure how wide spread the tcxo issue is, but in the event some
are interested, I could follow through with a minimum order of tcxo's
if needed. As I say, my own supply issues have been solved by Marcus
and his connections to Japan, but others may be in need.

This is not a business proposition. Purely extending the courtesy to
see if others are interested in getting their hands on a purpose-built
tcxo for their Orion. Cost is estimated at 50$ each if it were to go
ahead, based on a minimum production run of 10.

I honestly dont know what the life expectancy of the TCXO is, and I
suspect I may be an anomaly, but sometimes its nice to have spares...

If interested, just let me know, I am good on QRZ.

Kind regards to all...

Scott  VY1CO