[Icom] IC756PROll vs ORION

Sun, 10 Mar 2002 16:30:58 -0500

Andy you might want to search out some anger control man. This is just a
hobby and a service...I merely stated the facts. If you don't like those
facts or my post. Hit the delete button. That is what I will do with your
posts from now on. Your way too serious for me and ham radio...Back to the
fun of ham radios...hi hi

----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] IC756PROll vs ORION

> 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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