Just in time for the Holidays!!! FOR SALE: TenTec Model 565 Orion-I -- $1800.00 I am the original purchaser of this fine radio. It is in excellent shape, has always been in a non-smoking environment,
This filter is the INRAD filter #762, 9001.5 kHz, 600 Hz filter for an Orion. It is designed to be go in the Orion's 1000 Hz filter slot and improves the dynamic range by up to 13 dB. For more detail
I have two of these cooling fans for sale at $25.00 each plus shipping; they are both in perfect condition. They fit both Orions and the Omni VI. They attach directly to the heat sink with allen scre
This speaker / power supply is in excellent electrical and cosmetic condition. The front panel is perfect and there are some very small scratches on the rear of the right side. It was used on my Omni
Hi Jon - This filter designed to enhance the CW performance of the original Orion. It really does nothing to help SSB reception. Hope this helps to answer your question. 73 - John, W4AU --Original Me
Hi John - I'm glad that you are forging ahead with the Orion II firmware update. Do you have any plans for a similar update for us folks with the original Orion? If so, I would like to volunteer to b
My Omni VI has found a new home along with its manual, but I seem to remember that you can use a combination of the sidetone and CW buttons to send CW without transmitting. I THINK that you push the
Hi Phil - Thanks for the offer, but I sold the Omni VI with all the filters. 73 - John, W4AU Will you take $125.00 shipped to PA for the 1.8 kHz 6.3 and the 500 Hz 9MHz filters? I can use PayPal or s
One problem with the Omni VI, VI+, and some other out-of-production TenTec radios is that key components may no longer be available for easy repairs. For example, TenTec tech support told me it was n
I have a TenTec Omni VI+ (Omni VI with factory option 3 upgrade) for sale. Before advertising it on eham, etc., I thought I'd stick it on this reflector and give the true Ten-Tec fans a chance. This
I have noticed that the "Sweep Range" setting has disappeared from the RX Menu (it has been replaced by a "Sweep Display" toggle). I can't seem to find where it has moved. Does anyone know? tnx es 73
My Omni VI has developed a strange tuning behavior. When I tune through a CW signal, instead of the tone continuously varying as I tune through it, the tone changes in discreet steps every 150 or 200
Thanks for the tip, Dave; that was one of the first things I thought of, too. It's set at 1 kHz per turn for both SSB and CW. 73 - John, W4AU You might want to check your tuning rate. It's in Menu 3
I'm trying to resurrect my Omni VI+ (option 3 upgrade) that appears to have some severe problems related to the logic board. Yes, I have tried TenTec's premier repair service, and the rig was rejecte
Lots of messages about the new firmware for the Orion II. Does anyone know what the status of new firmware for the original Orion? tnx es 73 - John, W4AU
I am planning to send my model 254 tuner to my son, who is recently licensed. I haven't used this tuner for a while and can't find my manual for it. As I recall, it is only a few pages and a schemati
Please ignore my last message. The lost has been found! tnx es 73 - John, W4AU At 12:07 PM 9/18/2008, John Unger wrote: I am planning to send my model 254 tuner to my son, who is recently licensed. I
Hi Ken - I, too, was a long-time user of Hyperlog and found that it did just about everything I needed or wanted in a general purpose logging program and for keeping track of DXCC and other awards. W
I, too, suffer from low headphone volume (compared with the speaker) from my Orion I. But why build something you don't have to? My solution was to use a Behringer HA400, description from web below.
This discussion is beginning to take on certain aspects of an earlier Orion discussion: How many remember the passionate prose that was generated a few years back when a photo of the prototype Orion