[Boatanchors] FS: TenTec Orion 565AT

[w2iy at verizon.net]

Hello everyone,

 

It doesn’t glow in the dark but it is big and heavy so I feel it’s OK to advertise here 😊 I am offering for sale my TenTec Orion 565AT, located in Santa Fe, NM. The details are in the attached text file. I can send photos if you are interested. 

 

Thanks for reading and 73, Mike W2IY

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Offering for sale my TenTec Orion 565AT with internal antenna tuner.  I am the second owner.  Selling because downsizing the shack and you know that the Orion is a BIG radio.  It is in perfect operating condition and looks great too.  Recently overhauled and has new memory batteries (6 months old) for both the main backup and the antenna tuner memory. The A9 board electrolytics have been replaced.  I operate CW exclusively so the rig has never seen any SSB use and only a few FT8 QSOs, though it was tested during overhaul. I have used it with a Hercules II amp, the Orion drives it to full power with about 35 watts output.

It has the 250 Hz CW filter installed as well as the Z10000 preamp board for a panadaptor (goes out through a SMA female connector I mounted on the rear panel).  It also has an upgraded power connector (it is well known that the original plastic power connector was an Orion weak spot).  The upgraded power connector is a 2-pin MIL-spec circular connector (a thread on the TenTec Orion groups.io list details this conversion), and of course the mating power cord is included (other end is terminated in powerpoles).  The only flaw I know about is that there is a single horizontal line of dark pixels about 1/4" up from the bottom of the display.  It is barely noticeable and causes no difficulty in operation. The Tune button is occasionally flaky but exercising it clears it up (probably needs cleaning).

Asking $750 plus the cost of professional packing and shipping from NM.  Reasonable offers considered.  Sale includes the power cord and full documentation (original manual, QST reviews, and assorted other useful information, including setting the AGC parameters for contest vs. casual operating).  Photos available, please ask if you are seriously interested. Standing by for any questions.