The thumping in the headphones on 15 meters is not an uncommon problem. Try it on 10, and it will probably be more pronounced, and even more so if you run power. You need to wrap the end of your head
Still there at 1:30 pm Pacific time on 14.329 Ron Castro N6AHA ~Soon to be N6IE~ _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/
I know it's off-topic, but there was a mention of the new Elecraft solid-state, full-power linears here a few months ago. For those interested, I have the very first authorized pictures of the inside
Mark: I just looked at my Orion II using a Tektronix 2712 Spectrum Analyzer, comparing CW output at 65% against PEP. Using the 1 dB per major vertical graduation scale (sub-calibrations at .2 dB inte
Is that when the amp is un-keyed? It could be a problem in the bias board, or the finals are bad. How does it perform otherwise? Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com (Formerly N6AHA) _______________________________
That's the way it is supposed to work. The side tone, the spot tone and the "centered" CW signal, when properly tuned in, all are the same pitch. Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com (Formerly N6AHA) ______________
Two weeks from today on Christmas Eve is the100th anniversary of Reginald Fessenden's first voice broadcast, but a new study casts serious doubt that the event ever occurred! I know this is way off t
That may well be, but considering that Fessenden was a notorious egotist, and that he published hundreds of articles, why would he have waited over 25 years to even mention the event to someone who c
Of course you can't 'prove' a negative. But there is pretty close to zero proof of the positive in this case when real investigative journalism questions long-held assumptions. Ron Castro Chief Techn
Only if you throw in an "echo mic" (or as they say it "echo mahck") that can play 'La Cucaracha', ;~) Ron N6IE www.N6IE.com (Formerly N6AHA) _______________________________________________ TenTec mai
Bill: Have you mentioned this to Dits 'n Bits? I noticed the same problem with the 2.037j update, but increasing the hang time seemed to fix the problem. BTW...I have updated my "Fix List" for things
Mike: I hadn't noticed a problem with RF on the external speaker leads, but I'll look into that. My biggest problems were the headphones and CW paddles, but they were fixed with ferrites. Also, the '
I have had a couple of people contact me off-list a problem with the v. 2.x Orions regarding the ability to drive external amplifiers to normal average power levels in SSB. I have referred to this as
First off, I would think that the TT final amp can take quite a bit more peak output and still stay within its linear range. Certainly an occasional transient peak exceeding 100 Watts by 1 dB wouldn'
That is a dramatic difference between the v 1 and v 2, and the numbers you report on v 2 are in line with what I see here. I checked the O2 against the TS870 and saw average outputs on the O2 (barefo
Different sounds for different purposes. I have found that even subtle changes in a pile-up can make you stand out enough to be heard. One more click on the SP, a little better shape on the EQ, point
That may be true, but creating the QRM needed to get out in front is fair play, even though on the surface, it may not sound that way. Just like in sailboat racing, it's a fair tactic to pass upwind
Simple...in keeps weaker stations from being heard under you. I learned that long ago when I operated KA2KS, an American Military Forces station in Japan. If you listen carefully to pile-up today, th
By maintaining a higher average-to-peak ratio. In broadcasting, we call it "masking", and it has been used by AM broadcasters for years to cover up audio from co-channel stations that interfere with
Whoever told you that Ten Tec's have a "soft" front end, could not have been referring to the Orions! This chart has all you need to know about comparative performance: http://www.sherweng.com/table.