I noticed that the low level in the AF AGC makes the NR not work very well. Most of the signals are below the threshold. NR does work better than in the past when using RF AGC. Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com
http://radio.tentec.com/downloads/transceivers/566 Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com On the phone with TT, he suggested various reset sequences but the load won't work. Said file might have been corrupted and to
Sounds like something is out of whack on the timing of your serial connection. The default for the Orion is 57,600 baud, No Parity, 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit. This should be the setting in your compute
I hope TT read it before they got to work on the upcoming update! Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com -- Original Message -- From: "Jim M." <jmiller1706@cfl.rr.com> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@
Keith: I just fired up my OII on 160 m AM and did not get the problem you described, so it sounds like something else is going on there. I agree with one of the other posters that you should run AM o
I hear what you're saying! Ron N6IE Former CTRSN, NSG, USNR www.N6IE.com Hello John, They may have been Cyrillic morse characters used by Russians. Here is a link to a table of other alphabets used o
Interesting stuff. "Dah-dah-dah-dah" is the Cyrillic 'square O', one of four extra characters the Ruskies use. Generally, they send in either 5-letter groups, 5-number groups, or 5-'cut number' (like
Good news! The big question is "when?". Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com The Orion firmware update STATUS has been posted today and indicates: Orion/Orion II firmware: From 11/19/2008: Major release planned for
Especially if that leads to a fix to get the notch into the AGC loop. Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com If you have no interest in the Orion's internal sweep (I prefer LP-PAN), the only major change listed for t
Phil: Try changing the length of the transmission line. You may need only a few feet, however you can "rotate" the impedance by adding or subtracting about 30' of open line. Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com Thi
I have run RTTY on the Orion II both ways without an interface other than a small Behringer mixer board to control levels for AFSK and a simple one-transistor interface built into a parallel port con
John: I have both in my OII, but the 300 Hz is the one I use the most. In the contest this past weekend, I found myself running the DSP at 200 Hz under the 300 Hz filter. I can hear the difference wh
It's especially good on 160. I've got an avid contester about two miles from me who puts in an actual measured, honest S9+50 dB signal on 160. I can generally work without hearing him if I'm > 3 kHz
Can I be the 6th caller on the request line? If I don't get the update, do I get free Dolly Parton concert tickets? Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com YES .................. it will be available to the first 10 w
Elecraft was working on exactly that, but the project got shelved in favor of the K3. You can see "inside" pictures of the prototype KPA800 and KPA1500 on my website www.N6IE.com . The whole world is
I wonder if the 4CX800's will be a direct replacement for the GU47b's? IIRC there never really was a 4CX800, that was just a label given to the Russian tubes since that described them in 'Eimac' term
Good news indeed! There was a scare going around that the GU74b's were getting scarce and that no more would be made. Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com I was a little loose with the terminology when I posed the
If you can find more, now is a good time to by since the US Dollar is way up compared to the GB Pound and the Euro. A year and a half ago, a Pound cost $2.12. A few weeks ago when I bought a Perseus
Getting a rough measurement on the frequency difference can be accomplished by zero-beating WWV with each receiver on the same VFO, or by using a program like DigiPan and reading the "time tone" (alt
You can adjust the Orion AGC Threshold level in the Menu/Receiver section. Just increase it from the default 1 uV and the noise will appear to decrease. Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com Wow...I notice just the