I had this problem until the rig went in for other work to be done (the usual replacement of C6, C7 and C9 on the power board). On a previous visit they had been unable to trigger the intermittent fa
All I can say is that since the repair was done on my Orion serial number 10C10464 (as outlined in a previous post) in September 2007, I have had no further RIT/XIT problems. When I took the rig in,
This is getting ridiculous - on that basis you can get #1 on honor roll. Get real. -- Original Message -- From: "john ferro" <foxbat426@hotmail.com> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@cont
is it? - take more water with it! Exactly what I said......reread your note to me...... -- Original Message -- From: "Martin Ewing - AA6E" <aa6e@ewing.homedns.org> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipmen
Yes, I only upgraded to 1.373b5 from 1.372 and it does not show that the mod has been done (which it has). Seasons greetings (Nollaig shona duit to EI6DL) Reg K8VF said: "Mark hold the Menu button in
Had similar problem witn my Orion - was collapse of +5v supply - capacitors needed replacing. 73 Reg -- Original Message -- From: "Ralph Matheny" <mathenyr@marietta.edu> To: <tentec@contesting.com> S
Well, I've had my Orion for about 2.5 years now (from new). Within a matter of months the RIT/XIT problem arose on an intermittent basis. Then just before it was 12 months old, the display went down.
You miss the point. I could have paid a lot less ofr stuff to break (or not in the case of 2 of my rigs). Seems to me you're suggesting I shouldn't feel too bad at being shot when I could have been h
the xyl? ;>) I would love to have a Omni VII ! Now lets see.... What do I have that I can sell? Paul I have talked to three owners of new Omni VII and they sound great and the owners love them. None
hitting the rig in the area of the internal speaker with the palm of your hand vents your frustration and temporarily fixes the problem when jerking the rit/xit knob doesn't - if you don't want to us
Unfortunately Denny throughout my almost 40 years in the hobby, the $/£exchange rate has never had much influence on the cost of US equipment sold in the UK (except of course when the £ falls against
You're right Denny. I've found that over the years the conversion rate has been pretty much $1=£1 even when the exchamnge rate varied between about $1.50 to $2 = £1. This makes Ten Tec gear pretty ex
I had a vaguely similar experience with my (now) 20 month old Orion. It just died on receive. I wasn't transmitting. Similar symptoms to yours with the red led - including all the green ones around c
Depending on where you are flying from/to, you may not be allowed it as carry on luggage (even out of its box) because of the current security alert. Hi Arthur I think because of the size of the box,
Thanks for that - I was beginning to think I had to take more water with it - 150Hz move taking me into the SSB band! 73 Reg No taxation without representation, huh? -- Original Message -- From: "Ken
Get a wife? You're kidding - that's a hell of an expensive way to keep the gear clean. It would be cheaper just to get a new rig each time ;>) Reg -- Original Message -- From: <kw9t@arrl.net> To: "Di
variables? - especially the ops at the other end ;>) 73 ways I know watt, cw, ssb, and psk. All depends on a lot of variables. This is not a simple "this works- this won't" discussion.
talkin' 'bout my generation Mike? 73 that used to let us use walkmans. Low and behold, after a few months, they were getting a noticeable rise in hearing loss work comp complaints. Shortly there afte