One step further, looking at the diagrams in the new manual I get little confused: Wonder if it is the cause of some audio problems reported earlier. Page 9 shows Figure 2-3 Front view, mic connector
even you had mic in metal or semiconductor box ? Did I understand wrong? I am still quite sure, that only rig end grounding is best way.<< What I was questioning in discrepancy between the two drawin
the schematic PDF files, but could not find microphone file. I gave up since there are 43 of PDF files.<< Mike connector schematic is on A8/81913.pdf There is dot missing that is obvious, no connecti
After trying to trace PTT and mike circuits in Orion schematics, I had to give up. I am having hard time to follow signals from page to page through cables and connectors. Maybe I was out of it for a
On the "software radio" I can see problems already with the PTT thing. If the hardware is not capable of accommodating change, then there is a bigger problem. Suppose you make some mods in hardware,
own an Orion. What's up Yuri ?<< Sorry, I clicked on your post as reply, but your was reply to who wrote the portion I atributed by mistake to you: Yuri ______________________________________________
the mike connector. Both the internal keyer and pin 3 (black jack) of the AUX connector key the TX. As will the key line if that is enabled on SSB. << Just the opposite, I don't want to key with PTT
makes R3 and R4 nulling adjustments critical. << OmniVI is BFO (and passband setting) is drifting, make sure that the alignments is done after rig is warmed up and stabilized. For overall rig tempera
there needs to be a comparison of all the top line radios at once, ie:Orion, IC-7800, 756proII, FT1000MP, TS-870 etc. as this will be a more apples to apples comparison. However, I do have a feeling
antenna My opine on that subject is that it is NOT indicative in any way of receiver noise. Rather, it's an artifact of the AGC loop in DSP and the behavior of the system trying to find "something" i
those a long time ago, and my view of their validity has not changed -- particularly in light of what all of us have learned about optimizing weak signal performance in the Orion since that fiasco. G
fling. I may opt out.<< If you don't have money but time, you make decent contest radio from old radios with some modifications (been there done), you can get Elecraft K2, build it, cheap, best value
if I know how to read diags :-) << They were trained to ask your name, address and ask if you want to buy a cell phone. I always told them my name is Johnny Cash (may he RIP, one of our famous hams)
73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU What headphones did you use? :-) Yuri _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/te
Howdy rig warriors! I have been QRL, but reading some of the arguments about equipment testing, evaluation, comparisons. ARRL is doing decent job with reviews, tests, but still looking at things thro
advertising magazine, with a well equipped lab, staffed by enthusiastic contesters and DXers, to do rig tests the way rig tests should be done. << OK, lets start here, this is the most evangelical gr
test equipment calibrated to NIST standards at the beginning of each test, would satisfy the technically oriented part of our community.<< I am not going to argue about difference of 0.001 of dB betw
does it get its name? How does it differ from the standard filters with which I am familiar?<< It doesn't, "roofing" name is more associated with how the filter is used. Most of "general coverage" ri
something that I overlooked when I first read the Orion review and that I haven't seen mentioned. The Orion seemed to exhibit cw element shortening, which I only noticed when looking at the fuller K2
operational on CW?<< "Yes" but it becomes KEYING line instead of PTT on CW, so you lose PTT function, but you could send code with your foot switch, which none of the above $3k rigs allows :-) Appare