- 41. [TenTec] Station Grounding-The Debate Rages (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:51:07 -0600
- Hello John, Ouch! Yes, you live in an area with high lightning activity. Your "8 foot ground rod in sandy soil" obviously is not getting the job done for you. I suspect that it's not meeting the Nati
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00914.html (8,370 bytes)
- 42. [TenTec] Orion 2 HW Noise Blanker (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:34:18 -0600
- I can't speak for the Orion II, but I can tell you that I have had excellent results using the MFJ 1026 with my original Orion. I would easily credit it with improving my score by 10 per cent in the
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00932.html (7,336 bytes)
- 43. Re: [TenTec] MFJ-1026 (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:00:02 -0600
- Hi Wayne, I've only operated in the SSB Contest, and I've keyed the 1026 with the same PTT line that I key the Orion with, via foot switch and reed relay isolated. The ARRL measured the RCV / XMT tur
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00959.html (8,494 bytes)
- 44. Re: [TenTec] Orion RF issue (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:55:16 -0600
- Actually, I saw a radio tower take 8 direct hits in less than 3 minutes during a storm in Minneapolis. This was an FM broadcast station, and it never left the air for a second. Proper Grounding is a
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-02/msg00033.html (8,269 bytes)
- 45. Re: [TenTec] Orion default BW by mode (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:17:47 -0500
- Hi Barry, I am also running 1.373b5. I can cycle through all of the modes and the bandwidth does not change. I've gone back and forth between V1 and V2 firmware numerous times, and every time I go to
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00573.html (8,047 bytes)
- 46. Re: [TenTec] Remote rig operations (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:21:16 -0500
- Yes! Some type of USB device that has the feel of a "real" radio would be awesome! 73, Mike NM7X ~Original Message~ What I would go for is a box that has the looks and feel of a (real not virtual) ra
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-03/msg00728.html (8,997 bytes)
- 47. Re: [TenTec] Alternative Uses for 301 (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 12:15:23 -0500
- I've found it to be extremely useful as an RIT knob when running stations in SSB Contests. It's amazing how many stations call off frequency! 73, Mike, NM7X Has anyone used the 301 for other than a s
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-05/msg00211.html (7,554 bytes)
- 48. Re: [TenTec] Alternative Uses for 301 (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 14:05:46 -0500
- OOPS! Egg On Face! Hi All, Please accept my apology for the error of my previous post. I was thinking of the 302 encoder / Orion combination, and Not the 301 encoder / Omni combination. Sorry, Mike,
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-05/msg00215.html (8,020 bytes)
- 49. Re: [TenTec] Technical Correspondence (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:28:12 -0500
- As long as Ten Tec is going to employ software as an integral part of their product line, I support discussing it on this reflector. Many contributions on the subject come from people that would not
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-07/msg00374.html (9,188 bytes)
- 50. Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 56, Issue 9 (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:01:52 -0500
- Radios are pretty useless unless they are connected to an antenna. Even Ten Tec Radios. <Original Message> One other comment. What does this have to do with Ten Tec Radios? Tom, N5GE -- This message
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-08/msg00178.html (7,735 bytes)
- 51. Re: [TenTec] Off topic, sort of (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:08:54 -0500
- I am glad for the discussion. I find it more annoying when people complain about a topic or police the board when some are learning from the interchange. Thanks for the information. 73, Mike NM7X ~ O
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-08/msg00366.html (8,774 bytes)
- 52. Re: [TenTec] power output of ten tec delta (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:34:33 -0500
- Actually, this was a regulatory issue. Until sometime in the 1980's the FCC specified that the DC Power Input to the Final Amplifier stage was the Power of record. In other words, the actual output p
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-09/msg00059.html (9,959 bytes)
- 53. Re: [TenTec] power output of ten tec delta (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:18:11 -0500
- Correction: At 100 percent modulation, AM Operators are are permitted 375 watts of Carrier Power, not 250. Here's a link to a May 1995 QST article that addresses the subject. http://www.arrl.org/tis/
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-09/msg00068.html (9,012 bytes)
- 54. Re: [TenTec] Help with Orion II Update (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:54:40 -0600
- Hello Ed, I had a similar problem with my original Orion. I solved it by opening up the front panel and removing the battery for about 10 seconds. That restored normal operation for me. Good Luck! Mi
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-11/msg00345.html (9,091 bytes)
- 55. Re: [TenTec] 425 titan (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:22:43 -0600
- Steve, I'll second that! As far as I know, there is no protection for Grid Overdrive on the 425. There is an "Overdrive" LED that indicates that too much power is being applied to the amplifier. The
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-01/msg00379.html (8,634 bytes)
- 56. Re: [TenTec] Bazooka antenna (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:59:07 -0500
- Good Lord, Folks! Can't you think of anything better to do than to tell people what they can and can't talk about? Seriously, what is your problem? I didn't read anything about how every subject need
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-06/msg00148.html (10,290 bytes)
- 57. Re: [TenTec] OT: Ground Radials at Tower Base (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:07:29 -0500
- Actually, radials are fairly ineffective for lightning protection. What works is ground rods. Last year I worked on an AM radio station that had a full 120 radial ground system at the base of it's to
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00270.html (8,513 bytes)
- 58. Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 68, Issue 22 (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:57:09 -0500
- You make a good point. I would suggest, however, that a single ground rod is probably inferior to the system you describe. Also, the typical broadcast station uses AWG 10 for the radial system. That'
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-08/msg00295.html (8,077 bytes)
- 59. Re: [TenTec] RF speech processors (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:24:54 -0600
- You are correct, Ron. The audio that I find best for serious pile-up busting is what I would describe as "evil, wicked, mean and nasty"! It IS offensive...no two ways about it. This type of audio is
- /archives//html/TenTec/2009-02/msg00087.html (9,012 bytes)
- 60. Re: [TenTec] RF speech processors (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gorniak <mgorniak@genesiswireless.us>
- Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:29:34 -0600
- It depends on what kind of ugly. If they are ugly in highly articulate ways, it's the strongest signal. In case of a tie it's the one whose audio characteristics most closely match the frequency rang
- /archives//html/TenTec/2009-02/msg00095.html (9,199 bytes)
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