[Elecraft] Orion I for K3

[Fred Atchley]

Caveat Emptor .FWIW: I had an Orion, years back. It was a very good rig. But
it was announced that the manufacturer of its signal processor was changing
dies which could affect availability and future maintainability of the Orion
I. I made a decision then to "upgrade" to the OMNI VII, because of the OMNI
lineage. Boy was I disappointed with the pseudo roofing filter when that rig
was employed in the CQP (as compared to the Orion I.) So, in less than a
year I turned to the K3. The K3 was a massive improvement for detecting weak
signals and separating strong signals.

Another consideration is the upgrade path for Orion I vs. the K3. The P3 is
a game changer. I don't know how I lived without it. OTOH the spectrum
display on the Orion I was useless to me. Then there is the KPA500 which,
like the P3, integrates all its functions seamlessly with the K3. 

As a Ten Tec owner I tried the Ten Tec blog for a limited time. I quit
because of the elitist flaming.

I'll stick with Elecraft, thank you. 73, Fred