I guess I started all of this discussion based on my observations of my friend's new Orion II as compared to my original Orion. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but as a radio consumer with a s
Looks like the new firmware update for the original Orion is out....I wonder if anyone has tried it already and if they notice any difference in how the S meter and RF gain function??? Likes or disli
Jupiter just got a nice firmware update from Ten Tec, maybe Argo V is next? --snip-- I have an ARGO V and love it...great CW rig. I have two nits to pick...one is the stupid squelch control....I woul
Believe the switch to the Inrad 600hz 4 pole filter instead of the stock Ten Tec 500hz CW filter was made because of increased IMD when using the Ten Tec filter. Believe an amp was turned on when the
My RS35M will trip a my ups when powering up on occasion. Not a big deal, but does make me wonder what it going on with it. Bruce Bennett Howdy Bruce: I had the same kind of problem with my Astron R
The discussion is definitely about some top in keys. I wonder if anyone can compare the March paddles and the Begali ones? Bob W2WG Howdy Bob: A couple years I bought a new March paddle from the make
this is the link to the Begali Signature paddle http://www.i2rtf.com/html/signature.html comes in a gold or palladium base. My question to the group is, which one is this in the photo? I believe it
Hey, you know what??? The new Orion II looks just like an original Orion but with a color screen!! How about that!! Believe I will be happy with my original Orion for many years to come and I like th
A few weeks ago I posted a note on how I got the Orion to quietly key in full break in mode. Although the note is accurate, it rambles a bit as I was writing it while investigating the issue. This i
Fellow Ten Tec'ers: I rarely post to this list but I do have some thoughts I'd like to air publicly. Numbers in themselves don't mean much when equipment performance rises to previously unheard level
Carl brings up a good point. Although I do not (in general) using an asymmetrical coupler and a balun, if you place the coupler quite some ways away from the house and insert an RF choke (e.g., Radio
In my previously described antenna system I said I was using a 4:1 current. I did this after initially trying out a 1:1 current balun but got much better results when I changed to the 4:1 balun. 73,
You are certainly correct that I won't get a nice figure 8 pattern broadside to my antennas but I am the mercy of Mother Nature and she arranged the tall pines around my QTH (grin) 73, Joe W2KJ I thi
Hmmmm.....let's see....I purchased a new Jupiter and decided it wasn't the radio for me so I returned it within the 30 day period and Ten Tec gave me full credit toward the purchase of an new Orion.
I have never been accused of being the sharpest tool in the shed but after reading the manual and pretty much using the Orion default set-up the rig has been performing perfectly for about 1 year now
Been reading all this traffic on BCI problems that the Orion suffers from. No problems noted at my QTH, but then I'm not sure where the major broadcast transmitters are located relative to my locatio
Howdy Ten Tec gang: Just downloaded 1.372 into my Orion without incident and it does have quite an effect in speeding up the QSK. Using a QSK value of "0-7" I get clicks in the right headset. Using s