It really sounds like all of the fiddling with the control (at least temporarily) fixed the mechanical or contact issue with the control itself. There's no reason why turning it off and on several t
Happens all the time. There were a lot of Drake 7-line parts made available when Drake closed the ham business. Those used to show up quite often, and I bought a bunch of stuff for a rainy day. But
It depends. Do you need a blanker, or DSP noise reduction? Or both? Both work well (although there are different opinions on this). Frankly, the only way to know for sure is to try it. The good thing
That's been discussed here before. Not unique at all to the Orion. When many people were modifying the 1st IF filters in the Darake R-4C, this effect reared its ugly head. Too narrow a filter there
Buy an NC-183D or an SX-28. Or an R-390, if you must (with something like an Eico HF-20 for audio). Nothing plays SWBC like a pair of 6V6's in P-P. And you get the "glow" to go along with it. Kiddin
Actually, I didn't say it did. Reread my comment (included below) about the Eico HF-20, which is actually a pair of 6L6s. The HF-20 would be connected to the diode load on the 390 or 390A. The SP-60
There must be two things out there I haven't experienced ... 1. An email inbox that causes room litter, ear wax, food particles on the kitchen floor, and dust bunnies when it has items in it I don't
Me? Foolish. I've never done or said a foolish thing in my life (That's the understatement of 2007!) :-) Grant/NQ5T Orion 565 -- just plain super dooper Orion 566 -- almost as good :-) Maybe the nex
With apologies to the list .. Natan .. I've responded twice on this filter, both times -- each time you've posted it for sale -- to your private email rather than clutter the list. In both cases I re
Well, yes, they should. And no, they don't appear to. You should definitely report this to ditsnbits@tentec.com. I'm surprised I've never noticed this, since I do run my II on AM. Just never used RX
True. But the v1 Orion is a different radio. I just confirmed that on my 2.037j Orion II they don't appear to work, even after doing all of the usual resets, etc. Yet another bug for the never endin
Well, I fired up the II today after not having much time to play radio over the Holidays, and guess what. It worked the first couple of power cycles and then ... Dead again. Once every 15-20 tries to
Do you love your wife? Is there anything she does that sometimes annoys you or any little habit that drives you nuts, but because of the "whole package" you ignore? No different :-) Grant/NQ5T
I don't run v2 firmware in my Orion, so I can't confirm that. 2.059d is the latest version. Frankly, if you put 1.373b5 (or any of the 1.37x releases) in your Orion I, you'll have an outstanding AM
I agree that the 1/2 S-unit is a marginal benefit at best. Some amps won't drive to the legal limit with only 100W in. Or maybe it has to do with getting a full 2500 watts PEP out of those capable a
Isn't THAT the truth! I keep trying to explain to my spouse that all this hardware is simply diversification of the retirement portfolio. She isn't buying in :-) Grant/NQ5T
I finally found a link to the SDR-X with picture and specifications: http://www.outlawdogsleds.com/OUTLAW_SDR-X.html. I don't see the harness attachments on the Orions, however. Ok, seriously. A bit