I don't understand the conclusion that Ten-Tec should concentrate on mid
range products. None of the radios on the market today will outperform the
Orion II. Ten-Tec's legacy of Corsair/Omni6/Orion is unequalled in the
high performance arena.
73, Barry N1EU
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM, george fritkin <georgefritkin@yahoo.com>wrote:
> Today Ten-Tec has lost its edge. The ORION ll was ahead of its time and
> now other manufactures have caught. The latest so called mid range
> products from YAESU and Kenwood (I have them) have caught up in a dramatic
> way.
>
> It is as much the marketing as anything. Just look at Elecraft. I have
> their products too. Elecraft buyers are "razors". Look at their
> reflectors. I have the new Argo and the KX3. I like the Argo better. It
> is so much easier to use. Sure it lacks some features (last month I had my
> first QSO on 12 meters since the band was opened) most of which you do not
> need. And I consistently get better audio reports with the Argo.
>
> What I am saying it is not only the product but also how it is promoted.
> Wayne and Eric are high profile guys. You get the feeling the company is
> one big happy family. If you write anything negative about consistently
> late over promised delivery dates you get "shouted down"
>
> Ten-Tec customers are loyal, but not like that. The demise of the Oll is
> understandable but sad. The Oll is a benchmark radio. It is still a top
> performing radio after all these years. But sadly it just disappeared with
> nothing on the horizon(?).
>
> If Ten-Tec were my company, I would concentrate on mid range products and
> newer hams that are more computer oriented . Instead of the computer
> being an extension of the radio, make the radio an extension of the computer
>
> You may know that Boeing still uses a wheel for aircraft control, but
> Airbus uses a joy stick. For such a complex machine as an airplane what a
> simple but unique product differentiator
>
> Anyway just random thoughts
>
> George, W6GF
>
> Owner of following ORION ll, OMNI Vll, Eagle, ArgoVl,
> K3,KX3,TS590,FTDX3000,FTDX5000................. ETC ETC...............not
> bragging just saying
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:12 PM, Cecil <chacuff@cableone.net> wrote:
>
> I guess I would have to see what possibilities it would offer. My limit
> of computer control has been through my logging program...DXLab. I'm not
> much on computer controlled radio. I'm a hands on op.
>
> Cecil
> K5DL
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Apr 8, 2014, at 8:23 PM, K8JHR <jrichards@k8jhr.com> wrote:
> >
> > OK by me.
> >
> > But ... if it is connected to the computer, you could easily write
> software to allow you to interactively tune the rig with a mouse or
> keyboard action, and I suspect it would be more difficult to do that with a
> rig-monitor-only solution.
> >
> > I would kidnap N4PY and coerce him into writing a neato interactive
> control application for it. Like in his existing program. You click on a
> signal peak on the graphic screen, and, VOILA, the radio tunes to that
> frequency /signal... and,... optimally, tunes and makes the call using a
> bank of recorded contact voice keyer sound files, and then logs the contact
> in your favorite log book, and emits a sound cue indicating it is ready to
> make another contact. (OK... perhaps I have gone too far in my
> imagination...) ;-) ;-)
> >
> > So... would your solution be interactive... or do we not need that?
> > Interesting stuff.
> >
> > ----------------- JHR -----------------
> >
> >> On 4/8/2014 7:48 PM, Cecil wrote:
> >> ...would rather have a VGA port on the radio to connect
> > a standard off the shelf computer monitor to...that
> > way I could also determine the size of the display.
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