Greg,
There is nothing "wrong" with the radio. There are features that could be
improved upon, and that is what all the "bitching and moaning" is about.
One is the NB, there are certainly radios that have better noise blankers.
Another is the sweep "scope"; it works, but it could certainly be better.
However, that is in the catagory of "bells and whistles" to me.
I am sure that you will find the radio very capable and will be very pleased
with the way it works. No matter what radio one has, there are always
individuals that are not happy with the way it is (some justified and some
maybe not). But not every "feature" is wanted, needed, or cared about by
all users; so the "crappy" sweep is not an issue with everyone (personally,
I fall into the "it works fine for the little I use it). On the other hand,
I wish the NB worked better; and hopefully Ten Tec addresses that in the
forthcoming update that will be released towards the end of the milinium.
Have fun with it; and by the way, there is a lot of "learning" that needs to
be done, in order to take advantage of the many features (for instance
setting the AGC correctly for the given conditions).
Dick K8ZTT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory & Kristin Palfe" <gpalfe@comcast.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 3:07 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Problems with ORION II ??
> As a relatively new owner of ORION II, I am wondering what are all the
> "problems" folks seem to complain about that seem to demand firmware
> updates? It seems the rage that many owners are crying for firmware
> updates. I do not have the time nor interest to read the TT threads
> so someone please explain to this contester what's wrong with my new
> ORION II?
>
> Thank you,
> Greg, wa0bnx
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