Harry
and you think the Orion has problems.
check out this review . on eham.com
MSRP: $$11,500 FTDX 9000
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4970
a happy first production owner
John WB4QDA
--- Harry Reed <doon@infoscientific.com> wrote:
> Methinks that people are forgetting the big picture.
>
> Most, if not all, here want dependability,
> reliability, and repeatability in their rigs -
> especially ones that costs ~$4000. Is that *really*
> too much to ask? TTs competition doesn't
> seem to think so. If I wanted an experimental rig
> I'd go out and buy a SDR-1000.
>
> While the Orion's hardware seems to be up to the
> task (albeit getting a little
> long in the tooth) TT firmware seems to have
> lingering problems. I gather TT software
> engineering has been more than a little taxed trying
> to implement a bug free SDR HF XCVR.
> Real-time software is a bear unless done exactly
> right - the last 2+ years of upgrades
> has shown that they haven't. Indeed, going from a
> 1.x release to a 2.x release indicates
> that they probably programmed themselves into a
> corner, so to speak. "When all else
> fails do a rewrite!" Let's see if they can get it
> right with the v2 firmware. If not, maybe
> they should open up the firmware development to the
> FS/OS software community (ala GNURadio)
> and get it done right HIHI :)
>
>
> Please, don't misunderstand me, I'm not bashing TT
> or the Orion. TT seems to be a fine
> company and the Orion has the potential of being a
> fine rig worth its asking price. I
> just don't think people are happy in spending ~$4000
> on a SDR whose firmware is still
> very much beta quality and a work in progress. I'm
> curious what's happening to TTs reputation
> in all of this? Surely it can't be good. Indeed, one
> has to wonder how many people bear with
> TT and their Orion in the hopes that TT will fix the
> problems and that the Orion will get
> better because they don't want to admit that they
> spent their hard earned $$$ on a subpar,
> even flaky radio?
>
> For these reasons I'm holding off my Orion purchase
> until v2 of the firmware comes out and
> the Orion owners/users/abusers have their say. I
> don't demand a *perfect* radio.
> Just one that doesn't hang or require a HW reset
> because I twiddled a knob the wrong way -
> one that works reliably and predictably when I want
> it and when I need it.
>
> Harry Reed, AB7YF
>
>
> ><<<I just can't see any viable reason to not
> try/own an Orion. Especially
> >any technical reasons.>>>
>
> >
> >I'd go through the reflector archive for the past
> 2-3 years and look
> at what earlier >purchasers went through.
> >
> >If you have a lot of free time to tinker, maybe
> it's okay. For example
> if you are >retired and have a lot of patience maybe
> it's okay.
> >
> >I'm pretty low on time and patience. I want
> dependability. I want to
> be able to unbox >the rig, power it up, hook an
> antenna to it, ground,
> mic, key, cans...whatever i >need, adjust collector
> PA current and mic
> gain, adjust AF/RF gain, tune around, hit >the PTT
> button and start
> making contacts.
> >
> >If it's much more involved than that, or its
> behavior mysteriously
> changes from one >day to the next on a regular
> basis, then I start
> loosing interest.
> >
> >So the likes and dislikes probably have as much to
> do with operator
> personality as >anything else.
> >
> >rob/k5uj
>
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