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1. [TenTec] Orion Receiver Dying (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:20:31 -0500; Friends, My Orion started acting up today. Basically, the receiver is either dead at turn-on or it dies after a few minutes. The S-meter freezes and the receive audio stops. The menus and buttons sti; /archives//html/TenTec/2011-01/msg00477.html (7,430 bytes)
2. [TenTec] Orion with Dying Receiver (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:05:32 -0500; Okay, well this thing is acting very weird. I did some more testing tonight and here's a quick summary. - The main receiver is 99.999% dead. It virtually never works now. The S-meter is frozen and th; /archives//html/TenTec/2011-01/msg00482.html (9,136 bytes)
3. Re: [TenTec] Orion with Dying Receiver (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:53:46 -0500; Yes....many, many, many, many times each. Dave K8JDC Have you been through the various reset sequences, master reset, RAM clear reset?; /archives//html/TenTec/2011-01/msg00484.html (8,064 bytes)
4. Re: [TenTec] Orion with Dying Receiver (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:33:33 -0500; Okay, a little more info: I popped the covers off and my A9 board appears to be okay. I don't see any visible evidence of distress in those caps and I measured 5.10 volts on the two 5-volt lines goin; /archives//html/TenTec/2011-01/msg00486.html (8,004 bytes)
5. Re: [TenTec] Orion with Dying Receiver (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:17:58 -0500; Well, I'm not ready to pronounce it fixed yet but it's now been working for half an hour which is the most it's worked in a day now. I pulled the face plate off and checked to make sure all the cable; /archives//html/TenTec/2011-01/msg00487.html (8,688 bytes)
6. [TenTec] Orion Update (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:19:54 -0500; Well, my Orion is still acting flaky. Having worked on it and thought about it, I think it's related to the widely-reported RIT issue. My RIT has never worked and I never used it until the last week.; /archives//html/TenTec/2011-01/msg00496.html (8,192 bytes)
7. [TenTec] Orion - No Transmit Power (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:50:45 -0500; Hmmm. I was using my Orion today and after several hours of use, it suddenly lost transmit power. It is actually putting out about 1 watt on all bands...just enough to see if on a 30W scale external; /archives//html/TenTec/2010-12/msg00278.html (8,438 bytes)
8. [TenTec] Tentec 700 Hand Mic Question (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:50:51 -0500; Friends, I recently got a Tentec 700 hand mic and noticed that it causes the radio to transmit a spike every time the PTT lever is pushed. The mic was set up to use a 9V battery when I got it but I h; /archives//html/TenTec/2010-12/msg00413.html (8,391 bytes)
9. Re: [TenTec] Tentec 700 Hand Mic Question (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:28:15 -0500; Bob, Yes I did wire the voltage hot all the time as a test. The power is definitely going thru the PTT switch but the mic is hot all the time if I bypass the PTT switch. In other words, if I use my f; /archives//html/TenTec/2010-12/msg00416.html (10,434 bytes)
10. [TenTec] Fixed: TT 700 Hand Mic (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:35:16 -0500; For what it is worth, I got rid of the big spike by making two changes. First, there was a 2.2K resistor in the power line leading to the mic element. This resistor is between the PTT switch and the; /archives//html/TenTec/2010-12/msg00425.html (8,089 bytes)
11. [TenTec] WTB: Paragon II (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:26:49 -0400; Hi All, I'm leisurely looking for a Paragon II. Options aren't critical but want it to be fully operational and prefer one in very good condition. I'm not really interested in the original 585 Parago; /archives//html/TenTec/2010-11/msg00036.html (7,014 bytes)
12. [TenTec] Paragon II / Other Opinions (score: 1): Author: K8JDC <K8JDC@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:27:26 -0400; Hi friends, I've been considering getting a Paragon II to use with MARS and to just have another radio in the shack. I have an Orion but it won't do very many of the MARS frequencies of course. I've; /archives//html/TenTec/2010-10/msg00306.html (9,637 bytes)
13. [TenTec] Orion Output Power Problem (score: 1): Author: <k8jdc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:52:35 -0500; Hi guys, I'll try to keep this as short as possible. My Orion just started giving me a little problem in the last few days. When I hit the TUNE button (ATU disabled) to get a CW, it won't output full; /archives//html/TenTec/2008-11/msg00148.html (9,447 bytes)
14. Re: [TenTec] Orion Output Power Problem (score: 1): Author: <k8jdc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:58:58 -0500; All, Apologies! I feel so dumb. I knew this and was having a bad brain cramp this morning. I use a long dipole fed with ladder line on the lower bands and use the TUNE button to generate a CW so I ca; /archives//html/TenTec/2008-11/msg00165.html (8,274 bytes)
15. [TenTec] Orion II Firmware update...how soon? (score: 1): Author: <k8jdc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:40:04 -0400; Doug, I've been an Orion owner since last fall and have made very few posts to the list, but I'm going to agree with you on this count. My previous main rig was an Icom 746 and I never turned the NR; /archives//html/TenTec/2007-04/msg00081.html (9,202 bytes)
16. [TenTec] Heil Mic Wiring to Orion (score: 1): Author: <k8jdc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:19:30 -0500; All, I just got home from the Ft Wayne hamfest with a new Heil GM-5 (and Heil CC-1-T4 cable) for my original Orion. When I started verifying the microphone wiring against the manual, I found that the; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00270.html (8,781 bytes)
17. [TenTec] Heil Mic Wiring to Orion (score: 1): Author: <k8jdc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:35:50 -0500; Well, after the first few responses last night, I went ahead and modified the Heil setup to match the Tentec manual. It was not what I would call simple. I had to modify (1) the internal mic wiring,; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-11/msg00289.html (8,195 bytes)
18. [TenTec] Orion Question (score: 1): Author: <k8jdc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:01:34 -0400; I received my new (used) Orion I last week from TN. I work full-time and was out of town this weekend, so I haven't been able to spend huge amounts of time with the Orion, but I had a question about; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00254.html (8,695 bytes)
19. [TenTec] Orion and Soundcard Interface (score: 1): Author: <k8jdc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:03:30 -0400; I built a cable to connect my Orion (via the Aux I/O connector) to my PK-232 tonight. My PK-232 includes the optional built-in "PSK" soundcard interface which has worked fine on my Icoms. Even with t; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00310.html (7,906 bytes)
20. Re: [TenTec] Orion and Soundcard Interface (score: 1): Author: <k8jdc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:34:29 -0400; All - I found my problem with the insufficient drive into the Aux port of my Orion. At the same time I received my Orion, I also switched computers. I'm using a Dell Dimension computer and I finally; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00356.html (8,889 bytes)

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