W8AU commented "contesters do not engage in technical aspects of the hobby. Theirs is more anattraction to competitive, fast paced events requiring manual dexterity and quick-wittedness. Something li
<<<Many contesters spend tens of thousands on towers and antennas to be able to work one more layer of weak stations underneath the noise. The Orion's ability to dig these stations out in the presenc
Dan, Other than going to an external preamp (which is what I do), the TT 705 mic really does a great job with the Corsair and Omni series and would provide a more sufficient drive level due to its bu
As Lee pointed out, it's important that you're seeing the ALC led flashing on voice peaks. If not, you have insufficient audio drive. When my ALC led flashes, my peak reading wattmeter shows about th
N4TZ commented "Of course, for those interested in my original post about creating useful first IF filters for the OMNI VI, you would want to get on board Bill's train for the special order, since th
AA6E, K5BGB et al. FYI, there was a huge uproar several months ago against moving Orion-specific postings to a separate reflector (my preference) and that's why you see it here on the general TT refl
5B4AGN remarked "Technology will be great just as soon as I learn how to use it!" Perhaps Bob finds email challenging, but folks should know that he has a pretty good handle on launching a potent top
N4TZ asked "Does anyone know whether the line in on the Orion is looking for a much higher level than on the OMNI VI?" It's quite possible that the Omni VI aux input is at mic level whereas the Orion
Mark, you didn't mention what contest software you're using. If it's WriteLog or N1MM logger, why are you running a separate PTT line? For N1MM Logger, check the "Radio PTT via command" checkbox unde
I'm just suggesting that if you can possibly use a software package that doesn't require the PTT cable in SSB, then you won't need to disconnect it when you switch modes to CW. I just experimented wi
W0DJC mused "No amount of adjustment gets my Orion to sound as punchy as my 1000D." To paraphrase an old saying - with the FT-1000D, you can have your audio sounding any way you want, as long as you
I'm somewhat clueless PSK-wise, but my Digipan receive waterfall traces looks fine from my Orion with low IMD measurements. I take the aux audio out through an audio isolation xfmr into my soundcard'
Mark commented "audio to either of those pins is not intuitively related to the front panel audio routing" Are you saying left aux out doesn't follow left headphone output and right aux out doesn't f
"monitored audio . . . could be louder in my opinion" Try turning up Sub AF 73, Barry N1EU __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http
I hate having to feed 12V into the tuner and replacing pilot lamps, etc. So . . . . . Remove the smoked plexiglass plate that covers the meter and dial pointer. Just use adhesive back Post-It type st
Sorry to hear about the TX trouble Dick. Just wanted to respond that at least through the Omni VI+, Ten-Tec routinely provided thorough service information as part of the owner's manual. They encoura
John, I've always used my rig's SWR meter so I'm afraid I can't help with your SWR question. But I'd go easy on the old gal - IMHO, the 238 tuner is one of Ten-Tec's all time greatest products and is
My 2 cents on this beat-to-death topic: Newer rigs are more critically graded on eHam compared to older rigs. So yes, I take the 5.0 rating of the 765/781 and, especially, the 950SDX with a large gra
KD7EFQ asked "Has anyone ever experimented with improving the recieved audio only on their Omni 6+ (Besides the inrad mod) with connecting external equalizers/ small amplifiers etc and bookshelf ster
My crystal ball predicts another long, ridiculous, non-TT, fruitless tangent. I guess we have unlimited bandwith on this reflector, so waste away . . . . 73 & Happy Holidays, Barry N1EU _____________