I just spent a week operating as KH6/G3JAG and was obliged to choose very
quickly between using an Orion (I) or an FT1000MP, never having used either
before. No time to play - just get on with operating.
The Orion won ..... the FT1000 had so many buttons I never even switched it
on ! And I found the Orion extremely user-friendly as long as I avoided
doing anything complicated ... no time for that when there is a howling mob
on frequency. Obviously not as easy as my ancient Omni-V.9, but a real
delight to use on CW.
There may well be software glitches that need fine tuning, but as an operator
- as opposed to a nit-picking knob twiddler - I wish I could have brought it
home with me.
I also liked the Alpha 99, but it was noisier than my Hercules II. Besides
which I could not get it in my overnight bag .......
ex-KH6/G3JAG
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