To: | tentec@contesting.com |
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Subject: | [TenTec] Re: Buying a New Orion? |
From: | "Ron Martin" <royalct@inr.net> |
Reply-to: | tentec@contesting.com |
Date: | Tue, 20 Jan 2004 20:41:36 GMT |
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Nothing is 100% complete upon delivery............ I had a Kenwood 930 ......it was definitely not complete even after a few production runs. You had the privilage of paying to have them fixed for completeness. I had an Icom 765.....it has paper capacitors in it where it should have been ceramic. You have to pay to have that change to make it complete. I have an Icom 775DSP.......it wasn't complete (until I debated with Icom to put in a major fix at their cost). I belive if you bought an Icom 756Pro, you had the pleasure of buying the newer model for completeness. I won't even go there with the Big Y radios............ I purchased my Orion in August and was delivered in September 2003. It is the most 'complete' big complex radio out of the box that I have ever owned. I do not seem to have the problems (except the 2.5kHz AM Mode) that others chat about on this reflector. I am running the latest firmware version, run the spectrum scope continuously from friday evenings to Sunday evenings without any problems. I have not had to do a master reset since a few firmware updates ago. I have added new functionality that you would have to pay in the older rigs. (Hmmm, wonder if RFI is an issue) Compared to the $4K I payed for my 775DSP in the late ninities, I have much more 'complete' radio out of the box with performance that is significantly greater than the 775.................... Cost and completeness wise, I am far ahead of the other top end radios that I have purchase. (ps, I am not of "the faithful culture.") Ron......NU1U Don Rasmussen writes: Hi Guys,
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