[Icom] IC756PROll vs ORION

Sun, 10 Mar 2002 14:18:23 -0600

Where can you buy the Orion right now? Or did you see some handmade
prototype? If you did, I still call it vaporware. Does it have an FCC type
approval? So that I can see the specs on the FCC web site?

Andy  K5VM

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Jones" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] IC756PROll vs ORION

> Well Andy, I am not a big Ten Tec fan either or at least yet, But the
radio
> I saw was not vaporware and it was very impressive. If it works as well as
> it's features or specs proclaim and they get the QC issues settled, I
would
> buy one in a heartbeat. You might be total anti Ten Tec..I don't know and
it
> does not really matter. But there are other radio mfg.'s besides Icom,
> Kenwood, and Yaesu....I like to keep and open mind and my open mind saw a
> very exciting new rig...it was not a vapor of my imagination, hi hi...LOL,
> 73, Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 8:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Icom] IC756PROll vs ORION
>
>
> > The 756 Pro II is available right now with great QC. The Orion--what is
> the
> > term? vaporware?
> >
> > Andy K5VM
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Jones" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 10:54 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Icom] IC756PROll vs ORION
> >
> >
> > > I thought it was a nice looking radio myself, especially once they
work
> > out
> > > the screen color. Great features too and nothing really out there to
> touch
> > > it if it performs as advertised and the get the QC taken care of, 73,
> > Steve
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "HFSSB" <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 10:48 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [Icom] IC756PROll vs ORION
> > >
> > >
> > > > I think it has that awkward/functional look.  Makes my think they
> > > > designed it with military sales in mind or just didn't care much
about
> > > > the esthetics.
> > > > Marty
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Subject: RE: [Icom] IC756PROll vs ORION
> > > >
> > > > The ORION looks nice, resembles the PRO and it may even be better,
but
> > > > remember the marketplace rules. For example does anyone use a BETA
> > > > VCR?
> > > > They had a better picture than VHS, the entire drive system was
> > > > basically
> > > > one rubber tire, but VHS won the video war, only time will tell.
BTW,
> > > > I
> > > > have a PROll and my 1984 BETA machine, it's in mint condition, and I
> > > > use
> > > > it. Ken
> > > >
> > > >
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