[Elecraft] K2 and Ten-Tec Orion

[BobDobson@aol.com]

I was wondering if anyone else out there
has both an Orion and a K2, and wouldn't
mind sharing their objective and/or subjective
viewpoints regarding both radios.  I have had
an Orion for about two weeks now and, while I
must say it's a nice radio, I haven't quite
decided that it's "over 2 times the price of a 
K2 nice".

Any opinions, operating hints, and experiences would
be welcome.  In all fairness to the Orion, it's
easy to run it in a "non-optimal mode" so as to
mask what it's really capable of, but so far, my
K2 runs neck and neck with the Orion, except
in the filtering category, and that may change
once I get my KDSP2.

Thanks as always and 73,

Bob  WA4FOM