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Re: [TenTec] Orion II manual / firmware for 565 / 8P with Orion II

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II manual / firmware for 565 / 8P with Orion II
From: "Martin, AA6E" <martin.ewing@gmail.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:11:15 -0500
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Schematics are not published yet for the Orion II, are they?  I don't see them.

In any case, the same clock oscillator seems to be used for the Master
and Sub CODEC in the Orion 1.  I have not noticed a frequency offset
when (a few times) I have used diversity Rx.

73 Martin AA6E

On 2/15/06, Sinisa Hristov <shristov@ptt.yu> wrote:
> Ron Castro wrote:
>
> > It does not appear to be.  I have a 6 Hz difference in the main and sub
> > receivers on all bands.
>
>
> Grant Youngman wrote:
>
> > It doesn't appear to be.  There is still a very noticable frequency/phase
> > difference between the two receivers when locked to a single VFO.
>
>
> Thank you for information, gentlemen.
>
> The frequency difference may be caused by firmware, even with all clocks 
> locked to TCXO.
>
> The only reliable way is to look at the actual codec clock source.
> In Orion I it was a 14.360 MHz crystal connected to the main codec
> (page 6 of Orion I logic board schematic).
>
> Has anybody dared to look at Orion II logic board, or at least the schematic?
>
>
> 73,
>
> Sinisa  YT1NT, VE3EA
>
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