The ORION at our clubstation PI4TUE recently showed some issues: Weekend before ARRL during 24hr PACC contest: - abt 30 times RX quiet - sometimes TX-freq slowly drifted away during transmission by c
The display issue for the ORION (1) is described at the yahoo group. I installed the simple upgrade and found that besides the lowered supply voltage (now within manufacturer spec), the contrast is m
Hi Barry, I just received this week an original Tentec 300Hz filter for the OII.. However, I needed one which fits the Orion, to exchange my current 600 Inrad for the 1000 slot. I never listen any wi
Dave, Have you tried the following: Push button Audio - select Left: Main-> - select Right: Both-> In this case you will hear the main receiver in both L+R ears and the sub receiver only in your righ
One more thing....... Never use any outboard (DSP) processor for the audio. The greatest asset of the ORION is its ability of a wonderfull recovered audio presentation. Use your RF Gain, never set it
Scott et All, One great advantage in the ORION is you can tweak every different AGC setting, not just the "Prog". So whatever your choice of operating, you can match it in the settings at will. My ex
Hello Paul, This rig continues to be a great experience, both in performance as wel as sheer fun! Owning an ORION since 2004 using at home with a small antenna setup for Topband, I find myself using
Really? You don't make any more QSO's with a K3 which you cannot with the ORION. All blah abt BHP. It IS very enjoyable however, to operate an ORION daily. 73 Mark, PA5MW *Enjoying an ORION since 200
There is a brochure with full specs at the Eagle yahoogroups. 73 Mark pa5mw.blogspot.com I don't see power output mentioned. I presume that this is a 100 W rig? A USB interface... I may well be mista
QSL , the isolation x-fromer worked fine for me. Please find my XXL version at http://pa5mw.blogspot.com/2008/05/rx-audio-interface-to-your-pc.html 73 Mark Have not tried a isolation xformer yet just
Congratulations Scott ! And many thanks for a job very well done at TT. 73 Mark, PA5MW <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/12/07/11233/> 73, Alan N5NA _____________________________________________
Guys, Sure many of you want to have issues fixed on their Orion through new firmware, but the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence. I don't want to bash Elecraft ( I love them an
Dear Bill, I'm very sorry to see you reacting like this. It doesn't do good to both G4ILO and the whole commuity. In reading reviews by anyone, you should always "consider the source". G4ILO is not a
Rick Dougherty NQ4I wrote: Hi All..I am looking for a TenTec Orion 565...no A/T...with cw and ssb roofing filters...lets talk de Rick NQ4I _______________________________________________ TenTec maili
Hello Jim, Buy the David Clark, model 10S/DC. That is a stereo, full range version. It'ts those greenish chopper headphones. We use them extensively during CW contesting in a very noisy environment a
Yes, I paid 4K (euro that is) for my Orion (one) back in 2006 and never regretted it. Great rig ! '73 Mark http://pa5mw.blogspot.com Charles Harpole k4vud@hotmail.com
What about the Orion yahoo-group? Can anybody arrange a datafile on - How to set-up your Orion (/II) for CW & SSB - How to connect things like Amplifier - Operating tips&tricks Check the Icom 746 yah