Hi, John
I got the idea from Carl, N4PY. His software, which I use, is able
to do the sync'ing. I took that idea, developed a simple program that
does
the same thing (sync, not total control), and then made a simple
modification suggested by Carl to take the antenna input to the Flex off
the
antenna input to the sub receiver in the O2. Not a difficult mod, but it
does require you removing the bottom panel of the O2 and soldering a small
piece of coax from the input to the sub receiver to the spare RCA jack on
the rear of the O2. A piece of coax from this to the antenna input to the
5k and you're off and running. This mod provides switched RF input to the
Flex.
The only thing that is sync'd is the frequency of the O2 and the
Flex. I guess you could sync mode and probably bandwidth, but I decided
that freq was enough. Changing the freq on the O2 changes the freq on
flex,
and changing the freq on the Flex (like clicking on the flex/powerSDR
software panadapter display with the mouse) changes the freq on the Orion.
It does what I want, so I left it at that. Since the sync'ing software
is
driven with the CAT commands of the Flex and the Orion, I suspect there is
a
lot of other functions that could be sync'd. The only other thing I did
was
provide a serial input for my logging Program (Logic8) so when the my sync
program is active, the logging program gets mode and freq info from the
sync
program.
Both the executable and the source code is available on my web site
www.lejeune.net/WN5V
By the way - Total control of the O2 is always available from the
front panel of the O2.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of John Molenda
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 4:58 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New product
Can you operate from the face of the OII if you wanted to make adjustments
with out going to the computer ? say can I adjust bandwidth and then use
vfo on the radio's face without messing up the interface ? sounds like a
lot of networking are there instructions for putting that together
somewhere
or did you put that idea together yourself ? ( good job ) I know I am
always
looking for the easy way out .
----- Original Message -----
From: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New product
Yep, but I have and O2, and I also have a computer next to it. If I want
to
go portable QRP, I always have the laptop and the little Flex 1500. (8>}
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Philip C. Anderson
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 1:03 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New product
I would have to have a computer married to all this equipment to do as
you
have done. The P3 is stand alone and with the programable IF it could be
used with many other receivers.
PROUD MEMBER OF THE NRA
From: lejeuned@centurytel.net
To: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 12:38:03 -0500
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New product
Wow - for that price you can buy a Flex 1500, have a qrp rig and all the
capabilities of the panadapter plus some. I have my Flex 5K sync'd to my
O2 with the RX1 input to the Flex 5k tied to the subreceiver of the O2.
That way when the O2 is switched to xmit, the front end of the Flex 5k
is
protected. Also have point and click tuning - click on the panadapter
and
you tune both the 5k and the O2.
Dave WN5V
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
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On Behalf Of Philip C. Anderson
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 12:05 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] New product
Have you folks seen the new P3 Panadapter from Elecraft?? What a great
addition to my Oll.
This will be my birthday present to myself.
Andy W3LI
PROUD MEMBER OF THE NRA
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