i have never needed any repair for my Orions, jack ak7o _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
i have not used any sort of interface with my Orion ever. i found that MixW and the cables supplied by Ten Tec with the Orion work fine for all digital modes. i did interface the CW keying of the Ori
you are on your own there scott. TT used to make stickers for the buttons. guess you will have to make your own. the great thing about that is that you can do it again! HI. jack ak7o ________________
great idea! that would work for the Orion just as well. the bail does not prop the front up enuf. jack _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http:/
just buy some new headphones! jack ak7o _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
bringing the tube up to voltage slowly also extends the life. Eimac (years ago) suggested the best application would be to put a variac in the high voltage power supply primary and run the voltage up
a serial port card will normally come with drivers. sometimes Windows will automatically load its own. i have added COM port card with either method. just remember that COM ports are slow. there is a
if you are looking for appearance buy the Ten Tec. if you want sound find a good 8 inch woofer in a small wood box (auto application works great). that sounds MUCH better. sometimes you can find such
an 8 inch woofer in a standard vehicle enclosure works wonderfully. the natural range of the 8 incher is just right for communications. jack ak7o Hi - I have the Inrad roofing filter installed in my
if you wish to be sure the serial card is installed and the computer recognizes the card look in SYSTEM (under CONTROL PANEL) > Hardware>Device ports listed by number. in my case i have COM1, COM3 an
try them both. the one that works is the one you want! i am using COM1 for the ORION and LOGic8. COM3 is for MixW to send CW to a switch that keys the ORION. jack ak7o _______________________________
i have used MixW and the suggested keying circuit found the help files of MixW (one diode, one transistor and 2 resistors) to type CW and read when needed (at speeds above 35 wpm) with 2 Orions. i ha
i have had good reports on CW using the Orion turned down to 5 watts or less. no indication of any negative sort in that mode. jack ak7o _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing
according to the tentec code for serial numbers: amplifier s/n 5b10053 means: 5 = may b=separator 1=production run for that month 034 =unit number for that run 9=year of manufacture jack ak7o -- Orig
sorry i typed 9 instead of 3 jack _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
i have never used the O2 but love my O's. don't own a mike for either of them. i have been all CW for 20 years now and don't miss SSB. once in a blue moon i fire up on PSK31, need WY for WAS. maybe o
AMEN!!! jack ak7o _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
a fully loaded K3 is about the same price as an O2. jack ak7o You know guys i love TenTec aswell. But if you want top notch receiver performance and even better goodies and way more updates. And save
i will begin to complain when i know my neighbor can hear something i can't! as of this moment none of my neighbors can hear any shortwave anything. i am not far behind them at the moment. 20 and 30