Chuckle! Frank, I have known of the front end of a Volvo falling off in a panic stop. Twice - but never while I was behind the wheel. That was one of the safety features, you know. Just as the Vdub's
I have had a sudden loss of power, curable by cycling the power, but not on the latest firmware download. By all reports it usually occurs with the sweep enabled. I don't remember what the circumstan
Actually, the Centurion is only 1 dB down on the legal limit. The Titan III is a great full bore amp (albeit I did have to plug the finals back in when I put the power transformer in) but for the dif
Hmmm - all of the Omni's here - total of 5 including the two V's and the three VI's - do best with the PBT indicator straight up and the manual notch all the way hard right (unless you need to notch
I second the motion for an Omni VII - with the Orion's TX and main reciever, no sub receiver or band scope, conventional display, one TX/RX and one RX antenna connection, at a $2200 to $2500 price po
I suspect you are missing something. All that sun noise, atmospheric noise, and all the hash and key clicks from other rigs is spread over a lot of kHz. So yes, the background noise level will be gre
But whether it's 42V or 48V - either will make designing and building a high power amplifier simpler since the current draw will be less by a factor of 3.5 to 4. And an AC power supply can be made mu
I sincerely hope future Ten Tec rigs all have the same computer interface, so a logging program that works on the Orion will work on all future offerings. 73 Pete Allen AC5E
That elastic cord is the same stuff the ladies use instead of a rubber band to tie their hair up with. It comes in several sizes but Wal Mart, most drug stores and cosmetic counters, as well as many
I had similar problems (twice!) a few years ago with one of the triplets, when I had the two Option 3's and the VI+ hooked up. Which made a VERY cramped shack. But anyway.... I don't remember which d
Well, you can't please all of the people all of the time. Particularly when you ask them to open their wallet and whip out a credit card. On the other hand, a successful design team is a form of nece
You definitely do not want a hole in the basement floor. Nor do you want RF in the shack. But that does not mean you need an RF ground in the shack. Where RF is concerned, any RF in the shack should
Duffy, the deal with no hole in the basement floor is simple. What is today may not be tomorrow. I had a friend who built his own house starting with the basement. The plan was to build the basement,
While we are on the subject of lightning, let me mention a friend. I went to school with Scott Bradley, more years ago than I care to contemplate. While I went to learn about electronics, Scotty deci
Bob, an induction field is an induced current, or voltage, resulting from current flow. Lotsa current equals lotsa induction field. Which, according to the local street preacher, is often followed by
Bob - think about a pulse with 50,000 A rise in just over a microsecond. Followed by several more in the same range. Lots of electrons are moving, each with its own built in magnetic field. And they
While I am sure IP2 is a greater concern in Europe, the several European reports on the Orion have not mentioned any problems. I am absolutely sure ON4UN would have mentioned any IP2 problems - as wo
Well, it's been an interesting thread. Big smoke, small fire! It's amazing how much heat even a highly favorable report can generate. I suspect it would take a well funded, completely independent, no
Well, Yuri, some of the members of the group are certainly evangelical enough. A few are downright rabid. And a truely independent rig test is certainly a commendable goal. However much I quibble abo
3-500's are "instant on" but the definition of instant is a little vague. I try to wait at least ten seconds before I transmit, and fifteen is probably better. 73 Pete Allen AC5E