Todd:
Some very reasonable comments!
I am also waiting to see what happens with the new Yaesu rig. I
have a feeling that their close in numbers will not be as good as the
Orion's because of some fundamental Yaesu design decisions. But, we all
have to wait and see.
73,
Bernard, WA4OEJ
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From: <KD7EFQ@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 12:08 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Decision Made
> Hello, First To Jerry's post, Go to www.eham.net reviews section and look
at
> the ratings for the Paragon. Read some of the reviews for all the
problems.
> Alot of people tell me not to pay attention to E-ham reviews. But they are
> reviews by real people...
>
> Second, For Bernard, I LIKE Ten Tec gear. I had a nice Omni 6+ that only
had
> a couple of minor bugs that mostly went away after a TT alignment. I sold
it
> because I am a SSB op, and the Audio Passband range of the Omni 6+ was
just too
> restricted for the kind of SSB audio I like to listen to. (yes, even with
the
> Inrad mod). If I were mainly a CW op, I would have kept the 6+. I put a
2.8
> wide inrad filter in the TS570S and am happy with the audio, but the urban
> noise handling of the 570 is only fair. A Timewave ANC 4 helps some, but I
really
> need to move.
>
> The main reason for the comment about the Orion being a Prototype, is
> naturally the beaten to death issue of a color display with a quality
spectrum scope,
> and needing stable software as well as other things provided in the same
> price range by the JA rigs.. I have a feeling that at the present rate, by
the
> time the Orion becomes virtually glitch free, the hardware technology will
have
> evolved into the next generation, current parts will become discontinued
and
> hard to get, and Ten Tec will have to progress to the next generation -
Orion +,
> II whatever it will be called. I'm waiting to see if the new FTDX9000 will
be
> the first next generation rig to beat Orion, like the FT 1000 MP passed
the
> Omni 6+ ( See reviews on the elecraft K2 rig comparison site).EXCEPT for
thr
> key click problems.
>
> Anyway, enough of my speculating. Time to go enjoy my holiday days off.
> Again, Merry Christmas to all & a great new year.
>
> 73, Todd - KT0DD - kd7efq@aol.com
> "The race is over...THE RATS WON !"
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