I have the Heil proset 5 and had to swap the shield braid and black ground wire pin placement on the Yaesu adaptor to eliminate AM broadcast leaking into my audio monitor on my Orion II. However I am
Hello all, just added up the cost of all features of the K3 to match what I already have in my O2...Came out to $3500! So I see the marketing hype of comparing the K3 to $4000 radios is alive and wel
Hello all, I love my OII, but am struggling with RF garbage getting back into my TX SSB audio. I have been diligent with all the basics, grounding, physical separation of equipment, using ferrite cho
Hi John, I'm using Bob Heil's single element Proset 5 with the HC5 cartridge. I do not hear any distortion in my audio monitor, so whatever is happening, it's after the monitor (according to on air r
Hello, I am getting AM broadcast audio into the MON audio with my new heil proset 5. I checked the mic adapter wiring per the 02 manual and the adapter is wired correctly with the separate grounds. T
Hello all, I know the Omni VII is the current show stealer, but I think TT needs to be working on the software for the O2 as well. The NR/NB system needs some help, as well as several other areas lik
Hello all...still no improvment on the DSP NR...dang it! Otherwise, the new download looks good. Too bad my OII is headed TN way for repair...oh well, more new stuff to look forward to upon it's retu
Hello all, I am planning on purchasing the 1.8 additional filter for my Orion II. Could anyone tell me what differences there are (if any) between TT and Inrad, and which one would be a better SSB fi
I am trying to solve a minor glitch in my new OII by reloading the software. I am using an HP Pavillion zv5000 laptop with an Athlon/AMD64 processor. Unfortunately, I only have USB connections on my
Doesn't a good earth ground help remove stray RF from the shack? along with ferrtie cores etc... -- Original Message -- From: "george fritkin" <georgefritkin@yahoo.com> To: <tentec@contesting.com> Se
Tnx AA6E for the info. So basically the people talking about running a ground rod with 33' (or other lengths) radials are talking more of a counterpoise system than an RF ground...correct? I have hea
Hello, has anyone coupled their O2 to a Tokyo Hy Power HL 1.5KFX and hooked up the auto band switching option? I know THP supplies auto bandswitching cables for the Yaecomwood radios but they dont li
I ordered my Orion without the autotuner because I also ordered a 238B tuner. Since I use an amplifier quite often, I felt the internal tuner was unnecessary as I needed a bigger tuner. Also, if the
Hello, I just ordered a new Orion II today and was wondering if someone on here who is a successful SSB weak signal DXer could give me some settings to start with on the agc settings, DSP etc. to use
Hi all, Being a new O II owner, I've been following the nits & picks from others and am constantly reminded of the Ford vs. Chevy vs. Dodge, testosterone overloaded ego syndrome, or T.O.E.S. Don't st
Hi all, since the FCC is eliminating the CW exam, my next "Fix it" list to dits-n-bits for the Orion II will include the following software upgrades... 1. Switchable "Roger Beep" 2. Echo box with adj
Hello, I was wondering if someone would share their settings for running the Orion II noise reduction on SSB. I have tried several combinations, but it seems if a signal is weaker than about S5, it a