> Mike,
>
> I have no problem whatsoever with people using tuners; I use one
> occasionally when I get on 12/17/30.
>
> I do, however, have concerns when the inclusion of a tuner or even it's
> availability as an installed option causes the cost of the radio to go up.
>
> It seems to me that with the current state of external automatic tuners,
> they would satisfy 99 percent of the user's tuner needs when running
> barefoot. It doesn't raise the cost of the radio to all the radio buyers.
>
>
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
I aggree Dale. Personally, I'm not "Swr Phobic" as some folks think a
radio will die if it doesn't see 50 ohms. I had forgetten that Ten
Tec rigs don't have that big power fold back like the JA rigs do when
they see a little swr, and that the finals in a Ten Tec are probably
more rugged then some of the JA rigs.
I'm not a Ten Tec owner at this point in the game, but maybe with
the introduction of the Orion, I can splurge and pick up a good
used Omni 6 next year at tax refund time.
73 - Mike K9MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale L Martin" <kg5u@hal-pc.org>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 2:56 PM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Tuner in Orion
>
> > First off, new competition grade transceivers are all out
> > of my financial range. But...
> >
> > I can understand that not everybody needs a tuner.
> > However, some of us use them because antenna space,
> > finances, whatever, dictate setting up your antennas for
> > either phone or cw, not both. An auto-tuner is a nice
> > accessory for the guy running barefoot in S & P mode
> > in the non-resonant part of the band. A quick push of
> > the button is easier and faster then putting a carrier on
> > the band and fiddling with the knobs of a manual tuner.
> >
> > Like Dennis Miller, just my opinion, I could be wrong..
> >
> > 73 - Mike K9MI
> >
>
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