Yes, yes, you're all correct: TenTec is toast. They will simply all walk
out of the factory and wander aimlessly around Sevierville. I mean, come
on! If TT can't come up with a sure-fire replacement for the Orion and
Orion2 in a few months, they simply no longer care, should close the
factory and stop wasting our time by allowing us to endlessly ponder and
bemoan their demise...
Kim N5OP
On 1/24/2015 5:24 PM, art N4UC wrote:
They are sending my Orion back from TenTec unrepaired due to lightning. I would
give $64 to know the answer to your question (i.e. for me that's a 64 dollar
question) but I'm afraid that I know the answer!
73, Art/N4UC
From: wfpjr@hotmail.com
To: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 15:12:52 -0800
Subject: Re: [TenTec] FS: Orion 565
Is there any news out of Sevierville as to whether they are going to produce
anything newer than the Omni VII or is that it and they will stay more focused
on QRP and Rebel type radios????
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:02:38 +0000
From: barry.n1eu@gmail.com
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] FS: Orion 565
Excellent advice from Peter! Both on the A9 and that nothing being as nice
to operate as a 565.
73, Barry N1EU
On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Peter Frenning [OZ1PIF] <peter@frenning.dk>
wrote:
Den 24-01-2015 kl. 21:44 skrev Paul A. Ramey:
I have a Orion 565 that is full of filters, 250, 500 and 1.8. It has a
auto tuner and a 705 desk mic.
It is loaded with the latest software and TT replaced the battery about 2
months ago.
It has an intermittent problem!!! main vfo stops RXing and just white
noise and will not TX. The sub RX still works when this happens.
The radio has been reset many times and no change. The fix is turn the
radio off and come back in about an hour and it will work fine again.
could be a few days or few hours before it fails again.
this is a very CLEAN radio. I have the factory shipping box for it and
manuals.
I am selling it AS IS, PARTS RADIO. I am asking $1000.00 plus shipping
I plan to order a new Omni VII on Monday
Paul, WG0G
wg0g@arrl.net
612-747-1244
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I would refurbish or replace the A9 power distribution board, this
sounds very much like the ubiquitous faded electrolytic problem. I
certainly wouldn't trade away my precious Orion for an (compared to the
Orion) inferior Omni VII
--
Vy 73 de OZ1PIF/5Q2M, Peter
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