- 381. Re: [TenTec] Orion 11 (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:20:46 -0600
- Hi Bob, I'll chime in here and I must agree with K4IA: either of these is way more radio than you need. You are in a rural, radio-quiet area. You probably don;t have anyone close by with a rock-crush
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00315.html (8,567 bytes)
- 382. Re: [TenTec] Code Speed (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:02:04 -0600
- WHile this isn't specifically TenTec, I can't resist. I have to ask: did any of you learn anything about operations during WW II? In particular, Army company or battalion command posts must've been i
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00451.html (13,326 bytes)
- 383. Re: [TenTec] Code Speed (score: 1)
- Author: Kimberly Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:17:00 -0800 (PST)
- It's good to hear that the nets are still going. I need to find one and reacquaint myself with CW traffic. I loved doing that stuff and it was a huge help when I took my 2nd Class Radiotelegraph test
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00474.html (8,190 bytes)
- 384. Re: [TenTec] Omni VI vs Orion (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:46:03 -0600
- Interesting discussion about the QSK. I'm not convinced it's quite as good as my venerable TS-930S, though I haven't done a side-by-side comparison. I also haven't played with any of the CW/QSK varia
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00497.html (9,443 bytes)
- 385. Re: [TenTec] Orion versus 70 years ago (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:35:51 -0600
- Happy Anniversary, Paul! May you continue to grace us and enjoy many, many more! Kim Elmore, N5OP (licensed in 1971, so not yet OOTC eligible) It is interesting to compare the Orion to my first rig-a
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00575.html (10,272 bytes)
- 386. Re: [TenTec] O2 PSK (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:40:00 -0600
- Not sure I understand the trouble. I use a Rigblaster Plus and a sound card on USB. I don't adjust the power output by using the O II PWR button: I simply set the power output by adjusting the input
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00603.html (7,852 bytes)
- 387. Re: [TenTec] Orion versus 70 years ago (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:11:14 -0600
- Well Paul, I have a soft spot in my heart for the OOTs (old old timers): my Dad, W5JHJ (original call), was licensed in 1939, two years after you. He served in the AAF's version of the signal corps i
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00629.html (10,220 bytes)
- 388. Re: [TenTec] AM Receiver distortion in Orion II (score: 1)
- Author: Kimberly Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:43:59 -0800 (PST)
- I haven't worked any AM yet with my O II, but I've listened a fair bit. I've not heard any of the distortion spoken of so far. But I'm certain that the 6 kHz bandwidth limit imposed by th eroofing fi
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00725.html (13,366 bytes)
- 389. Re: [TenTec] ORION2_HW-NOISE_BLANKER (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:14:26 -0600
- I have only had to use the HW noise blanker a couple of times on my O II. I noticed an increased susceptibility to intermod, but then I've noticed that even with adjustable HW noise blankers. In almo
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00866.html (9,299 bytes)
- 390. [TenTec] Noise Reduction Setting (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:47:41 -0600
- I have the O II, 2.037J firmware. The manual says that different noise reduction settings affect how long the DSP takes to decide what's nose and what's signal, but that the end result is the same. I
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-12/msg00023.html (8,743 bytes)
- 391. Re: [TenTec] Noise Reduction Setting (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:51:41 -0600
- Honestly, I don't think there is a significant problem. Having fancied myself very picky about audio (I'm an amateur violinist and was a borderline audiophile -- or audiophool -- in the distant past)
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-12/msg00052.html (14,152 bytes)
- 392. Re: [TenTec] Noise Reduction Setting (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:06:01 -0600
- While I'm not an expert at DSP, I know some time series tricks (time series analysis is the basis for DSP) and I know some of the statistics behind the time series analysis. Good DSP is the efficient
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-12/msg00155.html (10,558 bytes)
- 393. [TenTec] Orion II 8 Pin DIN (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:37:33 -0600
- I see that the only way to do true FSK with the Orion requires an 8 pin DIN plug. That's OK, except that the plug supplied looks a bit odd because the 8th pin is centered in the seven-pin 270 deg arc
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-12/msg00761.html (8,101 bytes)
- 394. Re: [TenTec] Orion II 8 Pin DIN (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:17:11 -0600
- You can certainly wire something up a dongle to access the FSK keying lead. I purchased an RCA-14 from LDG Electronics and have relegated anything resembling a dongle to the back of the drawer. No mo
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-12/msg00779.html (8,845 bytes)
- 395. [TenTec] Hardware FSK (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:05:51 -0600
- This isn't exactly TenTec oriented, but I'll not let that stop me :) Besides, I'llkeep it short: Of those of you who do hardware FSK, what do you use to do it? Kim
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-12/msg00795.html (6,937 bytes)
- 396. [TenTec] A New Orion II owner (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:23:50 -0600
- OK, not exactly new: it's the Orion II (the very one evaluated in QST) that was sold on the new ARRL Auction site. I'm told that it will be shipped in the next week or so, via FedEx ground. If I reca
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00074.html (8,573 bytes)
- 397. Re: [TenTec] A New Orion II owner (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 15:15:08 -0600
- Thanks to everyone for the good wishes and good advice. I have downloaded the manual, but I'll be better able to understand it with the radio in front of me. I know that it will be far more capable a
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00076.html (8,617 bytes)
- 398. Re: [TenTec] Astron and TenTec rigs (Paragon) (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 14:10:51 -0600
- I've had an Astron power supply for years, marketed under the name "Westcom." It's an RS-35A. At one time, all my equipment was close to my tower, which I shunt-fed for 160 m and when I used 160 m, t
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00103.html (10,834 bytes)
- 399. [TenTec] My New O II (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 14:59:05 -0600
- After seeing Denny's post, I had to chime in. I'm also a new O II owner (the one reviewed by the ARRL). I've been around the block a few times, but I haven;t had a lot of experience with a lot fo rad
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00241.html (9,788 bytes)
- 400. Re: [TenTec] Help with post LDG OP-11P tuner install issue - no signals! (score: 1)
- Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:04:07 -0600
- I'd be amazed if TenTec abandoned an owner simply because they installed a non-TenTec bit of hardware. That said, I'm equally sure that they don't provide tech support for a tuner (or anything else)
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00349.html (9,230 bytes)
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