(A certain amount of rude language seems to go with ham radio -- or the
Internet, but caps lock is de trop.)
Anyway, I tried to phrase my report & question carefully. The fact
seems to be that v2 firmware gives ~ 3 dB less output power with SP than
does v1. So, running SSB/SP with v1 on the Orion, I have half an S-unit
advantage over any Orion II! (Probably more than that, when you consider
the SP's improved signal intelligibility.)
Maybe the market will figure this out and the pricing of used Orions
will go up. You have a lot more firmware versions to choose from with
the Classic model. ;-)
73 Martin AA6E
Grant Youngman wrote:
PLEASE TAKE OFF YOUR BIB AND PUT DOWN THE
BABY BOTTLE AND TAKE THE BABY FOOD OUT YOUR MONTH.
Whew!
Some of us have taken the time and made the effort to at least attempt to
characterize the differences between the radios, and the differences between
the firmware versions.
Some differences are nits. Some differences are consequential. Some
differences matter to some and not to others. Version A does some things
better than version B. Version B does some things better than version A.
I'm trying to figure out why discussing these things implies a bib is
required, or implies that strained peas are an appropriate diet.
Grant/NQ5T
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