[ICOM] 756 Pro III vs. Tentec Orion

[Earl W Cunningham]

John, N0EP wrote:

"The Orion will allow for true dual receive, where you can be listening
to different bands and/or modes at
the same time, whereas the Icom is still limited to dual watch which
involves the same band and mode."
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Never listen to two bands simultaneously, so that feature means nothing
to me.
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Gary, WA1TJB wrote:

"I have been  considering an upgrade and have been looking at the 756 Pro
3 and the Tentec Orion."
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I'm a DXer and a contester and I had the Orion and didn't like many
things about it, so I got a refund and bout the Pro 2.  The Pro 2 proved
to be able to dig the extremely weak CW signals out of the noise far
better than the Orion could.  12 dB of front panel attenuation made its
IMD3 and BDR so that there was no problem with strong signals during
crowded contest conditions.

I now have a Pro 3 which performed even better than the Pro 2 during the
recent 160-meter contest.  I recommend the Pro 3.

73, de Earl, K6SE