I believe you got it right! It is that damn firmware. I know i have read
messages on other reflectors discussing the firmware. Actually some updates it
seems make it worse!
I noticed some Icom 706's being sold when they first came out because of the
menu's which they thought was terrible to learn... I thought it was a piece of
cake and I have had no problem negotiating the menus on my 706. It is too bad
on the Orion with the problems with the firmware. I thought at first it was
just nitpicking but I see now the problem some times... Thanks for the
explanation. Today I am at the American history museum in DC and getting ready
to do some CW on the Omni VI.... Catch you later.
Paul, KD3JF
Glen Burnie, MD
FM19qd (Map Grid Square)
----- Original Message ----
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj@hotmail.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2006 9:43:22 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Happy Orion owners (was question about updates)
It's true that there are chronic complainers in society but the whole Orion
thing can't be dismissed that way. Here's one reason: In the old days,
when you bought a car, rig, or some other widget, and were unhappy with it,
you could modify it yourself. Have you looked under the hood of a new car
these days? Try finding the oil filter, spark plugs, battery and other
basic things. they are getting to be impossible for a shade tree mechanic
to work on. Same with ham rigs. All or most of the Orion problems seem to
involve the firmware. But ten tec treats the code like it's top secret eyes
only fouo. So, no one knows much what's going on, and no one can do
anything except wait for the updates. So part of the problem is the
customer has a lack of control over the problem, more so than in the old
days and that drives the compaints. If there were user mods for the
problems, everyone would shutup and do them. this kind of thing may also
apply to the new yaesu and icom rigs also since they are also complicated
and running firmware I think.
rob / k5uj
<<<I have over 30 years experience in management with various companies. One
of
the things I have learned, and was shocked to learn, is that some people are
only happy when everything is going wrong. I try to disassociate myself from
these people. The opinions of this type of person should be ignored. I am
not talking about the person who finds a problem and offers a solution. The
dysfunctional person I am talking about never has a solution and are never
happy. They only have problems.
Dennis
N4MUS>>>
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