- 1. Re: [TenTec] Choice of rigs for contests (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:11:39 -0600
- I got a chance to play with an Orion very briefly at the W5KFT DX Bash a while back and came away with the feeling that the Orion seemed to have some powerful features but had the concern that the le
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-11/msg00476.html (10,444 bytes)
- 2. [TenTec] Orion does great in ARRL 160M contest (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 13:09:08 -0600
- Below just posted to the 3830 reflector. John, KE5C was kind enough to loan me his new Orion this week to get fully acquainted with before the contest - I have an Orion on order base more on ON4UN's
- /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00236.html (12,359 bytes)
- 3. RE: [TenTec] Orion and logging program (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 10:23:20 -0600
- Also, DX4Win works (with an AC5AA supplied driver). TR works. Writelog supports the Orion but I need to upgrade to personally confirm that. Incidentally, I reported a while back that TR and the Orion
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-01/msg00016.html (8,713 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TenTec] Orion Filter Controls (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 09:40:16 -0600
- I echo what Bob says on the low cut control moving the whole box versus just the lower edge here on version 1.367. To show my ignorance, I can't tell the difference between the hi-cut function and th
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-01/msg00127.html (7,482 bytes)
- 5. RE: [TenTec] Orion issues (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:28:59 -0600
- Rick, Congratulations! You will love the Orion - I would not let myself get distracted from some of the posts on this thread! I've had two weeks with mine and a week with KE5C's and would not trade i
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-01/msg00448.html (8,370 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TenTec] Orion diversity reception (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 11:13:26 -0600
- I'm still experimenting and learning with using diversity with the Orion on 160M. Mostly I listen on the main RX with a Beverage and on the subreceiver with the transmit antenna which is normally in
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-02/msg00152.html (8,448 bytes)
- 7. [TenTec] Orion AGC settings (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 22:52:43 -0600
- I really have to thank Sinisa for his postings on receiver settings and for W4ZV for underlining their significance. I was definitely driving my front end too hard and the settings on Hang and decay
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-02/msg00344.html (6,802 bytes)
- 8. [TenTec] Re: Orion keying in version 1.370 (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 10:43:54 -0500
- Based on some of the comments, it sounded like the keying waveform had been softened a bit - that has been a request to make the rise/fall time setting a bit more accurate and give us more room to sl
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-05/msg00720.html (7,265 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TenTec] ORION S/Power meter (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 08:45:08 -0500
- Curious - mine does not flicker at all as far as I can detect? Wonder if your power supply is sagging? Tom Whiteside N5TW Georgetown, TX Which board controls the S/Power meter lamp strip?...the const
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-08/msg00159.html (7,134 bytes)
- 10. [TenTec] Re: Roofing filters (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:45:40 -0500
- I've had the same complaint about the late cut-in for the 1.8Khz filter for SSB in auto mode and have fixed this manually when needed. But when the new NRAD filter comes in, I want to replace the 1KH
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-08/msg00229.html (7,450 bytes)
- 11. [TenTec] INRAD 600Hz Orion filter arrived (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:07:39 -0500
- It came today. Installed with no problems. Tom Whiteside N5TW Georgetown, TX _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mail
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-08/msg00492.html (7,008 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TenTec] INRAD 600Hz Orion filter arrived (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:46:49 -0500
- I went ahead and left the 500Hz filter in the circuit but turned it off in the menu - thought it might be fun to see if I could hear any difference under tough contest conditions. Since W4ZV raised
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-08/msg00506.html (7,713 bytes)
- 13. [TenTec] INRAD 600Hz Orion filter arrived (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:51:40 -0500
- Bill's comments about not losing anything by just putting the 600Hz filter in the 1000Hz slot make good sense to me and I plan to keep mine that way with the 1000Hz filter in storage. The first thing
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-08/msg00518.html (8,142 bytes)
- 14. [TenTec] Re: New Orion Update (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 16:10:20 -0600
- We tested the new Orion update here in the ARRL 160M contest and did not observe any problems with strong signal handling here - quite the opposite - it was doing great as usual. I tell folks that th
- /archives//html/TenTec/2004-12/msg00147.html (8,634 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TenTec] RE: [Orion] Orion subreceiver (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 09:16:17 -0600
- the provision for a narrow >roofing filter. It was never intended to be a competition grade receiver. I wish there was an extra cost >option to upgrade it to main rx performance, but I'm not sure if
- /archives//html/TenTec/2005-01/msg00146.html (9,063 bytes)
- 16. Re: [TenTec] Ver 2.054 update - comments (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:46:38 -0600
- I've been playing my Orion I pretty hard since downloading the new firmware yesterday morning. I've had a chance to use it mostly in CW including some weak signal stuff on 10M and 12M (3Y0X) and also
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-02/msg00687.html (8,631 bytes)
- 17. [TenTec] Observatons (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:28:43 -0600
- I am sort of amazed at all the comments about the new firmware. From reading these, you'd come to the conslusion that the new version is not the way to go - my experience with the new firmware has be
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-03/msg00345.html (8,118 bytes)
- 18. [TenTec] #%$^%$ RIT/XIT encoder (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 20:30:55 -0600
- First time I ever sent a radio in for repair was for my Orion's RIT/XIT encoder - I haven't checked the exact date but something like a year ago... Now looks like the replacement has failed... Bad en
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00226.html (6,918 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TenTec] #%$^%$ RIT/XIT encoder (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:12:56 -0600
- I received a very helpful note from Lee N0LYW with a suggestion that has, at least temporarily, fixed my RIT/XIT encoder problem. He suggested: " Try this as I have seen it fix the problem you descri
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-01/msg00249.html (7,876 bytes)
- 20. [TenTec] For Sale: Ten-Tec Model 565AT (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Whiteside" <tomw@ecpi.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:48:37 -0500
- I'm the original owner. Radio is in excellent condition. Non-smoker (me and the radio). Here is what is included: - Ten-Tec Orion Transceiver with automatic tuner option - The following optional roof
- /archives//html/TenTec/2008-06/msg00506.html (7,100 bytes)
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