Jim and Billy, thanks for your inputs, but I'm continuing to have both an exasperating and mysterious series of problems with the FW installation. I am currently using a multi-serial port PCI card fo
Ron, Peter and you were correct! I went back and rechecked that the other radio on one of the other ports of the PCI card was still working and now it wasn't working. I found a second, unused USB-to-
I have just been trying to install FW 2.041XL and have major problems. After starting the update, I first get an error message indicating that there's no communication with the radio. If I repeat the
I have for sale the stock roofing filters from the original Orion (I). They are also used as IF filters in other Orion transceivers such as Omni VI, etc. Their BWs are 6 Khz, 2.4 Khz and 1 Khz. $50 e
This unit is my insurance company's replacement for my EMP damaged Orion original. It is currently en route to me from Tentec and should be received on Monday. It is the model 566 w/o the tuner and n
This unit is my insurance company's replacement for my EMP damaged Orion original. It is currently en route to me from Tentec and should be received on Tuesday, May 13. It is the model 566 w/o the tu
I have for sale the optional roofing filters for the Orion I: 217 (500 Hz), 218 (1.8 KHz) and the 219 (250 Hz). These filters also serve as IF filters in other TenTec transceivers. These are $75 each
All filters are sold except the #762. 73, Joe I have for sale the optional roofing filters for the Orion I: 217 (500 Hz), 218 (1.8 KHz) and the 219 (250 Hz). These filters also serve as IF filters in
I agree. I purchased two sparingly used Titans several years ago. In each case, the electrolytics were failing one at a time. After replacing several in each unit, I decided to bite the bullet and ju
OK, Lyle. I guess we all have our pet peeves, but the replacement of "R" by "QSL" on CW really gets me going. Highly inefficient use of manual energy. 73, Joe K2XX
Based on my experiences with two used Titan 425s that were only infrequently used over a period of years, you'd be a much happier camper if you bit the bullet and replaced all the filter capacitors.
The RF Squared website page I have for he RAM Clear (Battery reset) command is no longer available. Can anyone provide with the info? Thanks and 73, Joe K2XX
John, I changed the main encoder several months ago. Although some of the details are vague in my memory, it requires removing lots of screws and the front panel. I also had to remove the LCD display
Back a couple of months ago, I was involved in an exchange regarding various firmware versions and the RX performance of the Orion vs my FT-1000MP. At the time, my MP was consistently demonstrating b
I just wanted to follow up on my experiences with Bill's recommendations on AGC settings, etc. When I wrote the preliminary assessment below, I had not done any A/B comparisons with my FT-KMP. I now
I only used this tuner sparingly on 30 and 160M. It is in perfect condition with original manual, 160M capacitor and spline wrench. $450 shipped to lower 48. Payment via PayPal, check, etc. is accept
I only used this tuner sparingly on 30 and 160M. It is in perfect condition with original manual, 160M capacitor and spline wrench. $450 shipped to lower 48. Payment via PayPal, check, etc. is accept
I only used this tuner sparingly on 30 and 160M. It is in perfect condition with original manual, 160M capacitor and spline wrench. $400 shipped to lower 48. Payment via PayPal, check, etc. is accept
I've just been using 2.059d since this weekend, and there's no doubt that the main audio output level is down substantially. I've also observed that when using NR, the RF gain is reduced and has to b