I sold my Orion a couple of years ago but still have the Top Ten Devices Band Decoder. It was originally a Yaesu band decoder with the source driver option, and I added the $35 Orion mod kit and boug
The remote switch needs 12-18V DC to energize the relays. Doesn't the band data jack close a contact to ground for the selected band? Jim N7US --Original Message-- Jim, I am kind of curious as to why
Dick, You're more clever and more ambitious than I am! Yes, I just unplugged the DX Engineering control box, which is the power supply, switch, and LEDs and replaced it with the Top Ten Decoder box.
The Top Ten Devices unit plugs into the band data jack of the radio and, in my application, replaces the DX Engineering remote antenna switch controller. When I change bands on the radio the remote s
I remember reading, a long time ago, that the Heils used to be 200 ohms but they were later changed to be lower impedance. Heil could confirm that. When I use my $300 Bose Quiet Comfort 2 headphones
$15 of parts and a couple hours of work (I'm slow): http://www.aa5au.com/rttyinterface.html I have a RIGblaster PRO and a RIGblaster Plus but the simple interface works fine to key the radio. The RIG
The option 3 mod was only done at the factory. You could ask if they still can do it. I recall there was a short window when the mod was first introduced and I had mine done, so it might be too late
Not for me. Jim N7US --Original Message-- Hey Greg old buddy old Pal.... My virus program says that link you posted on Ten Tec reflector has a trojan in it. Any one else report that? Mark K8VF
Ten-Tec 565 Orion with minimal use since new 3/05 due to my relocation from AZ to IL. Includes Inrad 762 600 Hz roofing filter in 1 kHz slot, manuals, original box, DC power cord, bag of connectors,
All but the mic and cable are spoken for. Jim N7US Ten-Tec 565 Orion with minimal use since new 3/05 due to my relocation from AZ to IL. Includes Inrad 762 600 Hz roofing filter in 1 kHz slot, manual
I asked him about the key clicks, and he responded that the CW shaping control solved the problem. Jim N7US AC5AA: Two questions about the FT-2000 I had intended to ask Chip Margelli while at Dayton
I haven't used it, but W7FG also sells open wire ladder line, not the newer "window" type that is insulated. http://www.w7fg.com/ Davis RF also sells the flexible stuff: http://www.davisrf.com/ham1/l
My Orion is at Ten-Tec waiting for me to tell them where to send it back to me as I am in the process of moving. Could one of you with the new software check to see if the RTTY frequency offset bug h
I admit they're expensive $300), but I really do like my Bose Quiet Comfort 2 noise cancelling headphones. I wear them primarily on airplanes but they do get rid of fan noise in the shack and are ver
I've come to like FedEx Ground better than UPS. The cost seems to be comparable, and you can drop off your shipment at any Kinko's, as Kinko's is owned now by FedEx. Many Kinko's locations have exten
Not too unlike my Chevy truck and most used vehicles from Detroit after the rebate programs. Fortunately I didn't think of either the truck or my Orion as an investment, though I've tried to use that
It might be more interesting if the functionality of the display were more on a par with a PROII/III with all of the metering displayed simultaneously, but, then again, the metering is on the Orion's
Grant, I'm not at home now, so I can't elaborate as well as if I were sitting in front of my Orion and my PROII (yes, I have both). The manual for the Icom is on the Icom web site, and my recollectio