Yes, but I doubt that you will want to. Auto-tuners usually don't work as well as the manual kind. With due respect to Bob Heil, who helped design the Orion II audio section, the Ten-Tec mike works j
On CW, PEP equals carrier power because there's nothing but a carrier when the key is down. On AM, PEP is four times the carrier power so the rig is programmed to reduce the carrier. 73, Ray W2RS
My Orion II reduces the carrier output to approximately 25 watts in the AM position, while my Argonaut V reduces it to about 8 watts from the nominal 20. Ray W2RS
Rick, I don't have an Omni but I do have an AL-811 that I use on 160 meters with my Orion II. The AL-811 is not designed to be used on QSK without Ameritron's QSK-5 switching unit, which I do not hav
If you haven't already, try a full reset. Turn off the power. Hold down the VFO B LOCK button while turning the power back on. Then do a "master reset" again, answering YES when asked about clearing
Hi, The latest issue of RSGB RadCom, which arrived here (Arizona) yesterday, has a generally favorable review of the Omni VII, by Peter Hart, G3SJX. His receiver performance measurements are "excelle
As far as I know, RadCom articles are not available online. The monthly magazine is sent to members of RSGB, which is available through ARRL Hq. 73, Ray W2RS
Hi, I've checked further, and although I was right that RadCom articles are not available online, RSGB does offer single-copy sales of back issues. They are priced at GBP 3.95 (about $8) per issue, p
I don't know about the Netherlands, but I'm looking at the latest issue of RSGB's RadCom. The 566 Orion II is advertised there at GBP 3349, which works out to $6745 at the exchange rate in today's ne
Hi all, IMHO Frank makes some good points. The Orion II (of which I am an owner) and the Flexradio are both excellent products but neither is perfect and neither is for everyone. At this point in the
My experience with the O II tracks Bernie's. I've had this particular one for more than a year (my earlier one had hardware problems and was replaced by TT), have gone through all the firmware update
Paul, I've had my Argonaut V for more than 2 years and use it mostly on CW. The receiver is very good indeed, especially for the price. On CW it runs rings around the IC-706MkIIG that I borrowed befo
I never had a Gotham antenna because they seemed rather cheesy. Instead, in 1956, I homebrewed a Gotham vertical lookalike from some aluminum tubing and B& W coil stock. The good news is that it stay
Hi all, I just had an e-mail from Gary at T-T in response to my ditsnbits note. He said that a fix to the stacking-register problem is in the works and should be released next week. T-T listens! 73,
Hi, I don't do much SSB operating myself, but I've been reading the mail here about the O2's DSP NR on SSB, or perhaps the lack of it. I've done a fair bit of listening for BS7H on SSB during the las
Hi, I know this sounds like a stupid question, but i haven't encountered this situation before, so please humor me along. As you can now see, this situation comes up only once a year. Tnx & 73, Ray W
Carl and others, Tnx for that info. It's working OK now, as long as I don't try to run split and use the sub rx for the out-of-band station. 73, Ray W2RS
Yes, mine does too, with v2.039d. I also appreciate the fix of the band-stacking registers. Like you, though, I've had my AGC slope set to 'Flat' and can't see much, if any, change. If it ain't broke