Well, everybody to their own taste as the goodman said as kissed the pig - but TR drives the parallel port keying adapter on the DOS box just fine. The AUX key line is PTT/keying input and it works f
One of these days I'm going to have to take a stock 705 mike plug apart and see how they are wired. I'm using a stock '05 I bought in 1989, a much modified 1201 (705 in kit form) for the various Heil
Well, the number of taps was not on the original menu so I can't say what the default number of taps was. My impression with a moderately strong - S8 on the Orion's slightly stingy meter - and mininu
While W5YR's question is a good one, reading the "fine print" leads me to believe the major JA companies provide not only equipment but substantial funding to favored DXpeditions. It is understandabl
The programmable AGC works fine on the latest version of the firmware. However, a couple of times in the past I have had glitches on download that caused loading hangups or other problems. When that
No problems here - and you could say that goes twice. Since my Jupiter is in my office at work, and I sometimes use the shack computer to update local hams Jupiters I use two computers to download, a
Actually, if you read the thread back to the beginning you will find the original question was how many DXpeditions use Ten Tec equipment. W5YR asked how many contest and multi-mults used Ten Tec - a
Well, since George has brought it up, both beauty and performance are matters of personal taste. If your rig suits you, I'm glad for you. But! I have one of the first run Orion's. Which was big enoug
Pricing of any imported product depends on the demand and the exchange rate. Last spring the exchange rate between the dollar and the yen was 138:1. The last time I looked the rate was 108:1. And it
Joe, the original firmware issues were not "functionality" issues. Most were "why doesn't it do so-and-so" issues, with a few "why in blazes does it do it that way" issues mixed in. So "ditsnbits@rfs
Well, I can tell Rob does not know too many hard core contesters. The thought of five FT1000D's, with their transmitter phase noise, key clicks, and other assorted artifacts, operating from one site
The Japanese "Big Three" all seem to be vigorously pursuing the VHF/UHF market with late offerings from all three brands. Of course, the actual source of those radios has been a matter of speculation
Adam's comments about the Centurion on AM are correct - but two more items deserve mention. The first is that 375 Watts of resting carrier is the legal limit under FCC rules. As Adam says, that's com
One size does not fit all, either in clothes, radios, or much of anything else. Since every operators conditions; antenna, noise floor, desired use, and of course those all important personal tastes;
Yes, Lee, you can indeed get the Orion to suit your tastes. When I don't have a few kids over to enjoy contesting my preference is 20M DXing and ragchewing. It took me a while to get it like I like i
The Centurion is an excellent amplifier for either CW, SSB, or what have you. And it's probably the best value for a near legal limit amp on the market. While I have the Titan III and the Titan 425 o
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