[ICOM] 756 pro III or Ten Tec Orion

[John Geiger]

And the PROIII will work much better on 6 meters than
the Orion will :)

73s John NE0P


--- Carl Moreschi <n4py at earthlink.net> wrote:

> The extra roofing filters in the Orion provide very
> little benefit.  In
> fact, it has been shown that the 250 hertz roofing
> filter actually degrades
> performance.  I would not recommend buying any
> optional roofing filters at
> all for the Orion.  The stock roofing filters of 1
> khz, 2.4 khz, 6 khz and
> 20 khz in combination with the excellent DSP filters
> provide all the
> filtering necessary for excellent performance.
> 
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> Franklinton, NC
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kamar" <kamar at inr.net>
> To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:36 PM
> Subject: RE: [ICOM] 756 pro III or Ten Tec Orion
> 
> 
> >
> > A minor point concerning the Orion; the "ORION is
> equipped with a total of
> > seven available crystal roofing filter slots. Four
> of the seven crystal
> > roofing filters are standard; three are optional.
> The standard roofing
> > filters included are 20 kHz, 6 kHz, 2.4 kHz, and 1
> kHz."  I installed the
> > additional three optional roofing filters, which I
> am in the process of
> > ordering an INRAD to replace the optional TenTec's
> 500Hz filter that I
> > installed.
> >
> > As far as price, I don't remember paying 4300
> dollars for the radio, the
> > optional tuner and the optional three filters. 
> Current TenTec prices
> would
> > put the Orion at $3926 for those options; just
> about 500 dollars less than
> > the stated 4300 dollars.
> >
> > I own two Icoms (765 and 775DSP) and they are
> sitting next to the Orion;
> but
> > the ORION blows both of them away in crowded
> contest and Dxpedition
> > conditions (it's that close in dynamic range that
> the Orion is designed
> > for).
> >
> > Normally I wouldn't talk about other manufactures
> radios on this list, and
> I
> > apologize for doing so.  I believe that the
> 'minor' corrections had to be
> > made.
> >
> >
> > Ron .... NU1U
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On
> > Behalf Of Dave Meitzen
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 19:08
> > To: ICOM Reflector
> > Subject: RE: [ICOM] 756 pro III or Ten Tec Orion
> >
> > I have a PRO III -- to configure a Orion with all
> the filters and antenna
> > tuner plan on spending $4300> I think the ORION is
> a great receiver but
> the
> > price difference for your operating style may not
> be worth it. I like the
> > PRO III - I have owned all the PRO's and the III
> is by far the best. The
> > only thing I would add is the roofing filter you
> find in the 7800 and
> > optionally in the ORION.
> >
> >
> > FYI
> > Dave aa9tt
> > http://www.aa9tt.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> Ed Yeary
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:01 PM
> > To: Icom at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [ICOM] 756 pro III or Ten Tec Orion
> >
> >
> > Would like your alls input. Should I start saving
> for a Pro III or an
> Orion?
> > I am a very casual ragchewer\dxer, rarely work CW
> and listen to SW
> utilities
> > quite often. I have really enjoyed the tools on
> the 746 pro when listening
> > and like tailoring my audio out. I have no
> experience with Ten Tec.  What
> > are the pros and cons of the Pro III and Orion
> under my parameters of use?
> > Ed Yeary W4TEY
> > Technical Specialist ARRL Dist. 9, TN.
> > VE W5YI Group
> > USVHSSC
> >
> >
> > ----
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> >
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> 


=====
John Geiger
Associate Professor of Psychology, Cameron University

Ham Call NE0P, active 160m-70cm
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