Wade,
I should've mentioned this, but I did NOT state that my rig is off
frequency. I only showed a way that indicates the difference on the
read-out compared to WWV. I did not check if in the Orion-II all frequency
generators are synced to one master oscillator. If not, it could be a
sideband oscillator that is slightly off but I do suspect that my Orion-II
may be off by that amount but I don't worry too much when it is that close.
Hope that answers your question Wade.
73, Tony VE3DWI.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wade Staggs" <tvman1954@gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI-VI question
*You can also place the rig under test on a dummy load and tune a known
good rig and your victim to the same frequency and mode. Then adjust the
Band Pass so that your voice sounds correct and natural. Then switch to
USB
or the next mode and repeat. So, why do service centers like Motorola
spend
$100.000.00 to $150.000.00 for Service Monitors? Tony, how did you figure
out that your rig is 18 Hz. off? I guess you own a high accuracy frequency
counter? I personally don't want to stir anything up and will leave you to
your own methods. Nobody has told me that my personal rig is off frequency
in years and I can Earball an FT-101 into correct operation if needed.
But,
isn't it better to Know for Sure?*
* 73 to All from Wade/KJ4WS*
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Tony Lelieveld <va3dwi@gmail.com> wrote:
When I check my Orion-II for a quick and dirty frequency check, I perform
the following steps.
1: Tune the Sub RX to WWV (mostly 10 MHz at my locale). Make sure you
press
"SUB-RX" and use VFO-B
2: Set the tune step to 1 Hz.
3: Don't use AM mode
4: Switch back and forth between modes USB and LSB.
Tune with VFO-B till the WWV transmitted tone sounds the same on USB as
on
LSB. You are now close enough to "Zero-Beat". Now see what your
frequency
read-out shows.
My read-out shows 10.000.018 MHz indicating that I am off by 18 Hertz.
Close enough for me.
73, Tony VE3DWI.
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---- Original Message ----- From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI-VI question
We've been down this road before and I don't agree on the specific need
for
a highly accurate freq counter to perform a BFO oscillator alignment. A
K3
or Orion gc receiver aligned to WWV and tuned to 9MHz does a fine job.
73, Barry N1EU
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com> wrote:
Absolutely!
No one that I know can do that ‘by ear’
I have some rather high zoot equipment here on my workbench, but it’s
hasn’t been calibrated in a long time. Decades perhaps? I don’t know.
but
for me, it’s good ‘enuff for what I do. If I’m off a few hertz, I can
live
with that.
Having one frequency counter is okay.
Have two?
They’ll never be on the same frequency.
Mike Bryce WB8VGE
prosolar@sssnet.com
On Oct 19, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Wade Staggs <tvman1954@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Amen and 100% agreement on your statement Bob. A workman is only as
> good
> as his tools. Although when I was younger, about anything on my 1957
Chevy
> could be fixed with Vise grips and a Clothes Hanger. Try that today!*
>
> * 73
> Bob
> from Wade/KJ4WS*
>
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