Well the 516 TX went "south" again the other day. Today it was still not transmitting and I got the scope out. I looked at the output of U29A (accessible on the TX board 8-pin header) and was soon co
Am I losing it? (That's a rhetorical question - calm down.) I have been agonizing over the A4 Orion 9 MHz IF schematic. In the upper left is, what I believe, some signal conditioning for the SWEEP fu
Joe I could not have said it better. I have announced here and directly to Ten-Tec that, in my opinion, the Orion firmware has some significant problems. Unfortunately I DON'T have the luxury of owni
Fair question Bernie. Yes I am using an Orion (565). I have the luxury to be able to operate BOTH Version 2 and Version 1 firmware. Version 2 has the benefit of a sharper display and a functioning sw
One more note of assistance. I believe you MUST use the email address you are subscribed with: daclark56@hotmail.com As Gerry says, writing us isn't going to help. Rick VE7TK ________________________
I don't know what I said to deserve that but you're welcome. Have a good day. Rick VE7TK -- To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 64,
I maintain the website for a swap net here in British Columbia. I have just posted today's swap and there's a Ten-Tec model 238 tuner for sale at a good price. PLEASE NOTE: I do not know the equipmen
John I have had good luck with the Edgeport/4, 4 RS-232 serial ports to a USB. I am using it for my Orion and my Argonaut V. http://www.digi.com/products/usb/edgeport.jsp These are often on auction s
I believe you can replace the MPS6514 with the very common 2N2222. The NTE replacement for the MPS6214 is NTE123AP while the 2N2222 is NTE123A. The only difference is the case type. The mpsu01 is qui
Well I've done it again. For the n-th time I've gone back to the Version 1.373b5 firmware for my Orion 565. I've been back and forth so many times that I can't remember. Yes this Beta version has som
Well I guess it's time to gripe again. I have an Orion 565 and I'm running Version 1.373b5 firmware. I personally feel that, with respect to the firmware, we've been cast adrift by Ten-Tec. The recen
Carl I believe you are referring to: http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/TenTec/2007-12/msg00149.html My interpretation was that message dealt mainly with the high speed sweep. Perhaps one can
Well I think we need to ask Ten-Tec for some feedback and/or guidance. As I mentioned in an earlier posting the Orion firmware, in my opinion (.. and perhaps many others), needs some work. What we kn
I use a 253 tuner with my Orion (565). I interface the Orion, 253 AND Hercules amp with a Ten-Tec Model 311 level converter. Here's the description: "The Model 311 converts the open collector outputs
A summary of Mike's changes can be found on my website: http://www3.telus.net/ve7tk It's the "Omni V IF/AF Mod". 73, Rick VE7TK -- Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni V display/noise problems From: Joe Robert
I'm sorry to say but I have found my Orion (565) sweep to be next to useless. With the version 2 firmware upgrade the rig doesn't crash with the sweep activated but it isn't very useful. Years ago I
I don't know how the subject line got altered but I have Carl's software and have used the built in scope. The hardware constraints on the N4PY scope make it somewhat slow and will not allow it to wo
Just a heads-up. The file on the Wiki is for the original N4PY Omni V.9 chip. It is not for the V.92 chip Carl has recently made available. The original chip required re-mapping of the Omni V keyboar
I believe the Argo V DOES use diode switching. The pin diodes used are exotic 1N4007. Don't laugh apparently these off the shelf diodes have PIN diode characteristics. 73, Rick VE7TK -- doesn't use a