Hi George , Read your email and thought I might say hello again . I am up
on Liberia and would like carry on a little correspondence if you have time
. your neighbor John kb2huk
----- Original Message -----
From: "george" <goofyham@rochester.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion III (was: Orion firmware gripes!)
> Am I missing something with not wanting a Sub receiver as good as the
> Main?
> I've owned a O1 and now a O2 for over 4 years and never had need for a
> Sub
> receiver as good as the Main. I like the Sub the way it is with general
> coverage.
> The O's helped me to 298 DX contacts in those 4 years. I've never had need
> for the quality of the Sub as the Main.
> Yes, I do listen up to try and find where the DX station is listening and
> never regretted the Sub's inferior reception.
> What did I miss over these 4 years?
> I'd vote for a real time band scope, equal audio side tone output when
> going
> from speaker to head phones, better distinct colors for various screen
> items, non volatile SSB SEND memories, variable HW noise blanker, a more
> realistic indication of when the internal tuner didn't match the feed line
> like a H-SWR indication on the screen that remains indicated. This H-SWR
> indication could be removed if the main VFO frequency was changed
> necessitating a re-tune condition. A lot of these items are software items
> and I would think implemented if TT had the time for the O's.
> How about a move to a modern micro processor, Intel or AMD?
> I'll vote to keep my current O2 until the O3 comes up though.
> Just my 2 cents.
> George W2YJ
>
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