I had a similar unexpected experience. I needed a new power connector for the Orion because I'd used up the spare in the kit bag and was recabling all of the station DC with heavier cables. I called
Whew! Some of us have taken the time and made the effort to at least attempt to characterize the differences between the radios, and the differences between the firmware versions. Some differences a
Yes, the carrier-sideband amplitude ratio matters even if you're only transmitting one sideband. The carrier either has to be transmitted or supplied at the receive end. One of the problems with sim
I may be the last guy to see this item ... LDG is selling a reasonably priced breakout box ($60) -- RCA-14 -- compatible with the AUX port on either Orion (as well as several other radios). I was pla
Do a google search. There are several manufacturers who supply a 675P sized 1.4V battery, including ZeniPower and Toshiba. There's a Toshiba version listed here ... http://tinyurl.com/k2efe, but the
It is mythical. While a big transmitter will keep your room warmer in the winter and give you more exercise when you move it around, low power DSP generated AM or AM from something as pedestrian as
I rechecked the carrier level output on several bands this morning on AM. It should automatically set to approximately 25 watts (or about 1/4 of the power at full output). This is what it is doing: 1
Well, I heartily disagree. You're forgetting all of the other stuff, modulators, audio drivers, RF drivers, whatever. The Class C finals, are not the only thing generating a bit of heat. That was th
It certainly sounds bad through the monitor -- sort of like a high-pitched off-tuned SSB signal on top of "normal" audio. I don't have another receiver than can handle FM in the Orion II frequency ra
Also checked 2.032. Sounds the same. I recall there was some release where it sounded ok -- maybe. Guess I'll check some more to see if it's always been funky, or if it was broken somewhere along th
There wasn't a 2.05x firmware release mirroring the changes in 2.033. That's why it still works. 2.032 on the Orion II behaved just as you described for 2.056. It was broken by 2.033. Grant/NQ5T
Now I remember why I abandoned VHF/UHF a long time ago, except for the occasional weather net :-) I rechecked everything. This high pitched background thing I reported only happens on 14 Mhz, at lea
I'm not surprised. Actually, this just isn't my day to get it right. Apparently, as I was checking earlier, I neglected to put the radio into FM mode on all bands -- doh! :-( Anyway, I must have don