I got my Orion back after nine days! Yes, it was under warranty, and it was a fairly simple and obvious problem (blown audio amp), but nine days including two days shipping each way plus a weekend is
Many of you have long-term relationships with Ten-Tec, and obviously warm and fuzzy feelings toward them. The Orion I purchased from them a little over a month ago is my first relationship with them.
I agree, Joe. Plus, the original Orion screen is Carolina Blue, and, as a UNC graduate, I think it is prettier than the color version! 73, Stan W4AG Hey, you know what??? The new Orion II looks just
Lee, Outstanding post! Maybe it's time to add an SDR-1000 beside the Orion. 73, Stan, W4AG I have one Orion and two SDR-1000's. I've had the Orion for 2 years, and at least 1 SDR for about 6 months.
You can't change the Orion settings, but you can change the dxbase interface settings to 57600, 8 bit, 0 parity, 1 stop bit. I'm using dxbase 2006 now, but 2005 worked fine with the Orion with those
I've used the 1208 for a couple of years with my Orion, and it works quite well. Carl's software has saved my bacon more than once when I left my power setting at 100 and transmitted into the transve
OK, this is weird. When I try to flash v.2.060b to the Orion, nothing happens. The update screen displays "ORION ROM UPDATE FILE" and at the bottom it displays "0 of 9521 Lines Processed." And then i
John, Thanks for the tip, but it didn't change anything. It gets to the point where the transfer should start and then just sits there. 73, Stan, W4AG Stan: Just for grins, go to the setup box in the
Grant, At least I know this happens to others, but nothing seems to be fixing it. I did a master reset and rebooted my computer. No dice. I replaced the serial cable. No dice. I turned on xon/xoff an
Gary, Thank you! That was it. It has been so long since I've done it that I had forgotten that step. 2.060b is now loaded. 73, Stan, W4AG Really silly question, but I tripped on this just a couple of
I agree. 2.060b finally seems to work as well or better than the 1.72/3 series. I'm still putting it through the paces, but it might be the first 2.x version that stays in the radio. 73, Stan, W4AG F
In Pittsburgh, with all the tunnels going through hills into the city, we had QTI (going into the tunnel and you won't hear me for a minute or two) and QTO (tunnel out). 73, Stan, W4AG Let's Have it!
Sounds like a leaky transformer or insulatior or a bad ground lead on the pole. I have heard of people fixing those problems by taking a 16-pound maul and hammering the pole a few times. Call the pow
At Paul Clinton's urging, I performed your repair today, John, and my RIT and XIT are now working for the first time in about 3/4 years. This could be an oxidation problem that simply unplugging and
After a lifetime of Vibroplex keys/paddles I got a Begali Simplex a few years back. The N3ZNs look nice, but the Begali is the finest paddle I have ever used at any station. Too bad both companies do
I did John's mod not long after he posted it, and my RIT/XIT have been working fine ever since. 73, Stan, W4AG -- -- John, It's been a little while now. Are you still sure you have fixed your RIT pro
Hi, Rick, I agree with Mark's post...get the inrad 600Hz filter. I NEVER move the RF gain above 80 and usually put the AF gain near max and then use RF gain to adjust signal level. There are some AGC
I wish Scott the best too, although I do worry about what now happens to the Ten-Tec Amateur line. Also wonder about the business case for a company that makes keys, although maybe Scott has some new
Wow! I sent my Orion in several weeks ago and got it back in 2-3 weeks. Things must have gotten very busy and/or service techs are taking their summer vacations. Also, I notice on the site that they
Yes, the same front would be fine for an O3. Keep up the great work you are doing. 73, Stan, W4AG (owner of an Orion and an Orion II) --Original Message-- From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesti