Hi Joe, What was explained to me was firmware/software issues, primarily. Not being an owner, I can't say. Certainly the TT crowd is as rabid about TT equipment as we Elecraft are about ours ;o) I know the OMNI series is still sought after.
I used an FT1000 and can't say that it impressed me. I much prefer my K2, particularly for contesting. That being said, judging by the number of want ads for the 1k's they can't be all bad either. Of the three companies, I've contacted all the service departments about parts/service for past rigs I've owned. Elecraft is by far the most responsive, TT was good, Yaesu was non-existent... That speaks volumes for me! Catch you in a couple weeks in WPX. Let the insanity rule... may even go straight QRP ;o) Cheers, Julius n2wn --- Joseph Trombino Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Elecraft Discussion > List" > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:04 AM > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 versus FT2K > > > > Barry, > > > > I wonder about this and the Orions that seem to be > on > > the second hand market so close to the initial > > offering. That usually speaks of poor performance > > and/or other issues (including warranty service). > > > > ---------------------snip--------------- > > I have had an Orion for over 3 years now without any > issues. > > The firmware has been revised and improved several > times over the years and > you can pick the version that works best for > you...that's what's great about > this radio. > > Improving these radios with updated firmware > revisions has resulted in a lot > of discussion on the Ten Tec list about nits-n-picks > about flaws, etc but > they do not detract from the basic performance of > the radio. > > Ten Tec probably needs a few full time expert > software writers to perfect > the firmware for these rigs but that will probably > never happen....looks as > if Elecraft has them beat in this respect > > However, the Orion has the best ham band receiver I > have ever used....I had > an OMNI VI/3 for 9 years before selling it to buy > the Orion.....tried out > the FT1000 for a weekend before buying the OMNI > VI/3....no comparision from > my perspective. > > There no poor performance issues in either the > Orion or the Orion II...they > are both superb radios with the some of the best > receiver specs on the > market today.....that's why I purchased one (grin). > > Compare the Orion receiver specs against the IC7800 > and the FT9000 on the > Sherwood web site and see what I am talking > about....the K2 doesn't do too > band either (bigger grin). > > If the K3 can beat out the Orion(s) in receiver > specs then it will probably > reign as the best receiving rig on the market > today...I'm gonna buy a K3 to > use as my primary QRP rig and keep my K2 for > portable ops....the best of > both worlds (grin). > > Didn't want this list to get the impression that the > Orion is a poor rig > with lots of problems. > > I know that a lot of Orion owners are selling their > rigs to upgrade to the > Orion II.....I thought about this but didn't > thinking spending all that > money to upgrade to essentially only a new color > display was worth > it....I'll spend that money on a K3 (grin). > > 73, Joe W2KJ > I QRP, therefore > I am > > > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
