Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:49:15 -0500
Hi, Folks Carl's (N4PY) controller software with its ability to marry up Flex Radios with the Orion 2 to allow the use of the Flex as a 2nd receiver, along with its great panadapter, spurred me into
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:50:35 -0500
Give me a day to complete the install doc and take some pictures of the minor mod to the orion 2. I installed a short piece of coax from the ant input from the Orion subreceiver antenna input board t
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:32:04 -0500
Working on the pictures, Don. Haven't taken to Orion out of service - been on the air having fun! But this week, I promise. It's an easy mod. I'll have the executable and the source on my web site to
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:00:00 -0500
Hi, John Executable and Project files are up on my website (www.lejeune.net/wn5v). There is an ?install.txt? file for the executable. Right now its working only with a PowerSDR controlled rig (any of
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:02:05 -0500
Executable and Project files are up on my website (www.lejeune.net/wn5v). There is an 'install.txt' file for the executable. Right now its working only with a PowerSDR controlled rig (any of the Flex
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 12:38:03 -0500
Wow - for that price you can buy a Flex 1500, have a qrp rig and all the capabilities of the panadapter plus some. I have my Flex 5K sync'd to my O2 with the RX1 input to the Flex 5k tied to the subr
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 15:17:22 -0500
Yep, but I have and O2, and I also have a computer next to it. If I want to go portable QRP, I always have the laptop and the little Flex 1500. (8>} Dave I would have to have a computer married to al
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 20:26:23 -0500
Hi, John I got the idea from Carl, N4PY. His software, which I use, is able to do the sync'ing. I took that idea, developed a simple program that does the same thing (sync, not total control), and th
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:04:02 -0500
Im doing it with an Orion II and an old Hal P38 Clover modem Card (not for Clover - just RTTY and PACTOR). Dave WN5V I have done it with my Orion II and US Interface Navigator, with MixW software. I
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:51:21 -0500
I can vouch for the spud gun built by the California ham. At age 72, my ability to use a slingshot or compound bow and hit anything is gone, gone, gone. I have A lot of 80 ft pines, and really wanted
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:53:46 -0500
I own both - love both. Normally use the Orion II on cw, but that's purely subjective - version 2.0.8 (beta) of PowerSDR with my computer does great on CW. However, I'm have a terrible time weaning m
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:01:04 -0500
Prior to PowerSDR 2.0.8 (beta), what Carl says is true. But by using a 512K audio buffer size and a 92KHZ sample rate, the latency for QSK is nil. Although these settings do negatively affect the sha
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 17:52:21 -0500
I'm late getting into this conversation....I'm primarily a CW op, but no contesting - just heavy rag chewing and DX chasing. Until recently, my primary rig was an Orion II. Prior to that it was a Jup
Author: "David W LeJeune" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:27:59 -0500
Hi, John I was successful in attaching my Flex 5K with PowerSDR to my Orion 2 via the input to the 2nd receiver. This provides input to the Flex but is switched to ground when the Orion 2 is keyed fo
Author: "David W LeJeune" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:23:03 -0500
Finally got around to hooking up my Orion 2 to my Steppir controller. Works great with N4PY software. However, I can find no options in the Orion 2 menus to have the Orion output frequency/mode/etc t
Author: "David W LeJeune" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:54:25 -0500
Hi, Barry Not sure what you mean by Radio Mode. When I go to SETUP in the Steppir Menu, I can set mode to ORION, several other rigs, NONE or STEPIR. Tried setting it to STEPIR and no polling. Went ba
Author: "David W LeJeune" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:22:53 -0500
Thanks, Carl. Someone said that the Steppir Control Box would poll the Orion if setup correctly. I plan to continue to use your Software - it works perfectly with the every-2-second poll, but there m
Author: "David W LeJeune" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:31:27 -0500
This morning when I turned on my Titan III and attempted to tune up on 20 meters, I got no grid drive??? Seems to work OK on 80 and 40 with full output with normal drive from the Orion 2, but not on
Author: "David W LeJeune" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:55:53 -0500
Hi, Don I've had mine for 3 yrs now. Worked find until very recently. A few weeks ago it got a bit intermittent when tuning up on 20 and above, but usually was able to tune up fine. Now, I get no out
Author: "David W LeJeune" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:56:09 -0500
Actually, the screen grid current is often slightly negative when tuning up with 20 watts. On rare occasions, when there is a bad mismatch with the antenna and the amp (e.g. tuning up on wrong antenn