I bought a used dual cartridge Heil mike several months ago and it has worked FB. However, lately I received several bad audio reports that seem to be associated with that mike. I attempted to take t
I have successfully used the Studio One and Heil HM-10 mike with the Orion. However, I recently got a bad audio report with the HM-10 despite the fact that the signal looked clean on my scope. As a r
James, a lot of the issues you raised are valid. It's my opinion that the operator-radio control interface is a major shortcoming of the Orion. Nevertheless, N4PY's software does streamline many of t
Gary, that's an interesting piece of information on the mike audio gain. Do you know any more the details on this 2nd mike gain adjustment. I've been experiencing some weird behavior on SSB lately my
Thanks, Gary and Bob, for your replies. In the meantime I queried Bob Heil regarding the problem and he says that there's no way the HM-10 can work with the Orion! It's an unbalanced mike whereas the
I had previously reported that I had been discussing my problem with Bob Heil. After discussion with him and some testing this week, I think (hope) the problem is solved. The bottom line here is that
Larry, make sure the Orion is one of the radio options available in send you. If so, use it and make sure RTS is set to HIGH. That should do it. 73, Joe ______________________________________________
Beppe, I believe there are two relays on CW. One is the keying relay which operates in synchronization with your code elements. Some people with sensitive hearing can hear that relay. There also must
Gene, several here have recommended that no interface whatsoever is required with the Orion if the audio input and output are obtained via the Aux I/O jack on the rear panel. Pin 1 is audio input and
I have delayed commenting on this topic, but I wanted to add my recent observations. Unlike others, I have had relatively few problems with my Orion, which was purchased used, but had been sent back
I went out of my way this weekend to compare the performance of my FT-1000MP vs the Orion during the WPX test. My FT-1000MP has a full complement of Inrad IF filters and the 4 KHz roofing filter. The
Bill, Barry and Martin, thanks for your comments and input. First, let me comment on diversity reception. I have only tried it on 40M where I have both an EDZ and a vertical. That seemed like a good
One other thing I should have mentioned in the previous reply is that my Orion may not be working properly. Ever since I've upgraded to v. 1.372, the rig has been behaving erratically. I often find m
I am currently using a DEMI 6M transverter with my Orion to drive a VHF-1200 to about 400W output. The DEMI puts out about 20W which can be reduced, if necessary, by reducing the drive from the Orion
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I thought the selectivity was outstanding during the test. I was hearing weak sigs on 40M right next to S-9+ sigs. OTOH, the NR consistently raises the noise level. It's as if the RF gain is being in
Thanks Tim, Grant, Rich and Larry. Well, when I engage the NR I can turn the RF gain down to 1 and still things sound noisy. I typically run my RF gain (w/o NR) at 55 to 70 on 40M. AS Tim describes b
I am trying to get Winkey to work with the N4PY Orion software and W-XP, but I am having problems. The first few letters entered into the keyboard key the Orion and are sent, but then any letters fol
Carl, this sounds like the problem. Your description sounds like what's happening. I am using ann USB to serial adapter and it may be that it's not behaving properly. I'll look into it more closely.
Carl, you were right on target. I was using a gender changer and it wasn't completely seated. All working according to Hoyle now. Thanks and 73, Joe _______________________________________________ Or