[Icom] Where is Orion?

Tue, 12 Mar 2002 12:11:35 -0600

Gives you a thrill when you turn it on? Boy, you need to get out of the
shack and enjoy life.
Bob, AA8X
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Person" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 08:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Where is Orion?


> 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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