[Icom] Where is Orion?

Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:36:31 -0500

I saw the Ten-Tec Orion yesterday at the Charlotte Hamfest.  It's big, 100
watts out, has DSP and crystal filters, dual receive, big graphic display -
white with black characters.  I told them they needed color.  That the
756Pro has set a standard that any modern radio expecting to compete at the
high end needed to feature.  They went on about superior receiver
performance, etc.  I yawned and walked away.  I've heard this before.  They
will sell a few.  I went to the Icom booth and played with the display on
the new ProII.  Lovely. An upgrade to the Pro, not revolutionary, but a
number of nice refinements.  I guess after owning and trading a considerable
number of rigs over the last 5 years and finding that the Pro still gives me
a thrill when I turn it on, says a lot.

Doug -- W4DXV

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Where is Orion?

> There are also several Orions sitting on the tarmac at the local Naval
> Air Station, in case anyone wants to see one in person ...
> -Bill
>
> Geo Clute W7LFD wrote:
>
> > Right Ascension: 5 hours
> > Declination: 5 degrees
> > Visible between latitudes 85 and -75 degrees
> > Best seen in January (at 9:00 PM
> >
> > Geo W7LFD
> >
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