Steve:
I am sorry that you have had problems with your Orion. I have had
mine for a little over 5 months and only once did I have to do a reset. I
haven't had the problems that you are describing. Maybe yours needs to go
back to the factory for a little adjustment/ repair.
While I am reluctant to "flame" anyone, Eric is completely out of
order writing this review with only a couple of days use. The Orion is a
different radio. I seriously doubt that Eric has used it enough to be
familiar with what it does or doesn't do. Like I said, I have had mine for
a little over 5 months and am still learning how to use it. I would not be
surprised to find that some (or most) of the "problems" that Eric has were
really nothing more than operator error or inexperience.
Call it a cult, call it whatever you want. I am pleased with my
Orion. I simply have not had the problems that you and Eric describe.
Maybe I have been lucky, maybe not.
Best of luck to you.
73,
Bernard, WA4OEJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve N4LQ" <n4lq@iglou.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Sweep display freezing on Orion
> This reply is disgusting. I had the Orion for 3 weeks and had nothing but
> trouble and so have dozens of other people. Eric's review was right on
> target. The Orion deserves plenty of negative comments. The old TenTec
cult
> is showing it's ugly fangs again. I spent 3 weeks switching A/B between
the
> Orion and the PRO2. The PRO 2 out performed it in every respect except for
> BDR and I couldn't find enough QRM to even verify that measurement.
> I had lockups, hang-ups, dropouts, poor performance in QRN and even total
> front end overload from BC stations. Yea I know all about the AGC setting
> theories and it's a bunch of hogwash.
> I've avoided posting a review of the Orion just for this reason. No one
> wants to be flamed like this! If Eric doesn't like the rig then it's his
> business. To call him "reckless and unprofessional" is totally
inapropriate.
> As for reading the manual etc. The problems with the Orion have nothing to
> do with reading the manual. No rig should suffer the glitches this one
does
> and reading the manual would be of no help.
> Oh....I see where one of you guys suggested a "manual reset" once per
week!
> Now that's really some wonderful rig!
>
>
> Steve N4LQ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <N0KHQ@aol.com>
> To: <eric.sensi@skynet.be>; <tentec@contesting.com>;
<toby423@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 1:42 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Sweep display freezing on Orion
>
>
> > Hello All and Eric,
> >
> > I've owned my Orion since May of this year and believe it to the finest
> rig
> > on the market today......bar none.
> >
> > I too, wrote an Orion review on Eham.......but I waited 3 months before
I
> > did......I should have waited longer.....due to all of the additional
> features
> > that I keep finding.
> >
> > I agree with the previous post's. Its clear that you are inexperienced
> with
> > the operation of the Orion and I encourage you to seek help from a ham
> that has
> > owned an Orion for some time.
> >
> > To write an Orion review after just 2 days of ownership is reckless and
> very
> > unprofessional. You have given a new meaning to the word Amateur.
> >
> > If you need help in setting up the Orion properly........all you have to
> do
> > is ASK, like most of us had to.
> >
> > Just submit your question to the list and I can guarantee you will get
> 100's
> > of replies.
> >
> > The Orion manual doesn't even come close to describing the optimum
> > operational settings and flexibility of this SDR rig......if it did
there
> would be a
> > heck a lot more pages than 47.
> >
> > Have a good day.
> >
> > John / N0KHQ
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