> When I unpacked my Orion the Main tuning knobs fell off. I guess
> that's why they give you the hex keys.
On the positive side, it saved you the trouble of loosening the knobs a bit
to fine tune the tension :-)
> problem with the cheap LCD screen.
It is called Contrast Adjustment, I believe. You were expecting 42" of
HDTV in color or something?
> As for the performance of the radio I can not comment as yet.
> I will use my Yaesu Ft 1000 MP/MkV and a Icom 756 ProII to do an A,
> B and C comparison.
Many others have come before you. Save yourself some time:
http://www.sherweng.com/Dayton_2004/Dynamic_Range_Data.pdf
http://www.w8ji.com/receiver_tests.htm
> And what's with an ALC light ?????
Does it do what it's supposed to? Do you need a meter with precisely the
right ballistics to set ALC peaks to 4.67 dB? I don't think "the meter is in
about the right range" to be much different than "the lamp occasionally
flickers" in the accuracy or usefulness department.
>Why did Ten Tec use a mini
> stereo phone plug for the paddle input ???? Everyone else uses a
> standard 1/4" plug.
The Orion has both connectors. Look around -- like on the front panel.
haven't found that one after two weeks :-)
> Hey, a $3,500 radio and NO mic ??????
The $11,000 thing from Icom also has no mic. I have a whole box full of
lousy hand mics that came with a variety of rigs. You're welcome to one
of them ...
The broom gods are indeed very busy :-)
Grant/NQ5T
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