Having various roofing filters available as an option is a GOOD thing.
Otherwise, the radio's strong signal receive performance would be similar to
the ICOM PRO and others....
-Paul, W9AC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Miller" <k4sqr@juno.com>
To: <w5yr@att.net>
Cc: <res0wsci@verizon.net>; <jimr.reid@verizon.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Fw: [TenTec_Orion] Orion at HamCom (Arlington Texas)
> The optional filters are now $109. each and have been noted as an
> available option from the beginning, to supplement the DSP filters.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim, K4SQR
>
> On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 00:53:04 -0500 "George, W5YR" <w5yr@att.net> writes:
> > Bill, the rig comes with three IF crystal filters and you need three
> > more
> > optional filters to round things out. Add to that a power supply,
> > mic, fan,
> > antenna tuner, etc. and this is no longer a $3300 investment.
> >
> > I would spec the filters at $130 - $150 each.
> >
> > Although the Orion uses DSP IF operation, it retains conventional
> > IF
> > crystal filters to "improve close-in signal rejection." Three of the
> > six
> > filters are provided; the remaining three are "optional."
> >
> > 73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas
> > Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe
> > Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just keeps getting
> > better!
> > QRP-L 1373 NETXQRP 6 SOC 262 COG 8 FPQRP 404 TEN-X 11771 I-LINK
> > 11735
> > Icom IC-756PRO #02121 Kachina 505 DSP #91900556 Icom IC-765
> > #02437
> >
> >
> > "William F. Mansey; WA2PVK" wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks Dennis,
> > > This all sounds very interesting and very promising BUT what
> > was that
> > > bit about optional filters? I thought the whole idea was to
> > eliminate those
> > > filters! This IS after all a DSP rig is it not? Am I missing
> > something
> > > here? I may have misunderstood, or missed, something because I
> > seem to
> > > recall something about not having to buy expensive filters.
> > Please clarify
> > > this for me. My desire to buy an Orion is still there but the
> > "burning" has
> > > begun to turn to smoldering! $3300.00 rig and OPTIONAL
> > filters???
> > > :-( 73; Bill, WA2PVK
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