Just a couple notes after using my Orion since November 2003. First off, it is by far the best rig I have ever had in 27 years as a ham. A big thank-you to the men and women at TenTec for this rig. I
Carl, Tnx for the explanation. Ur info on this reflector has been very helpful to me. And tnx for ur response to this high/low cut question. But how abt the push button effect?? Have u picked up on t
They don't change, other than the normal bandwidth change made by tightening up the filter. But when I then push in and hold the high/low knob, the receiver sound is dramatic. Here's another example:
Every time a new software update comes out, this reflector goes through this same procedure. First issue that comes up-- HELP, I BROKE MY ORION WHILE TRYING TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST SOFTWARE. Then, ove
sri, i don't speak DUDE At 02:56 AM 5/24/2004 +0000, you wrote: Chill out dude. This is what reflectors are for. When I want nothing but good news, I read QST reviews. Steve N4LQ -- Original Message
I want to buy a used 238B tuner. if anyone wishes to part with theirs, pse e-mail me direct at w4tje@mindspring.com 73 de jack w4tje _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing lis
HERE's SOME CONCLUSIONS TO DRAW The Orion is a great rig... for me, at ANY price. Whether or not it meets the strict definition of SDR, ... Who cares?! The dual receiver capability, and the sharp spe
sri OM, u misunderstood. i listed to buy one. 73 de jack w4tje At 03:25 PM 6/13/2004 -0700, you wrote: Do you still have the Ten Tec 238B for sale? Dave W8DO _________________________________________
hello Bob, your observations are the same as mine with my rig. you and i spoke about this on air a few weeks ago. but you have explored this further than have i since then, and you have explained you
hello Eric, Yes, and it sounds very good, too. John N0KHQ posted a thread earlier today, and he mentioned what he had done along those lines. In my case, I feed a set of cheap computer speakers from
hello Gary, i'm using a centaur w/the orion. it works like a champ. i just replaced the 811's with 572b's tonight, and the plate and grid current dropped quite a bit, as expected. i am also using a 2
After upgrading my Orion with 1.372, I noticed that under the cw menu setting, there's now a new heading, " Keyer Mode". At least I do not remember seeing this with 1.371. Can anyone tell me what thi
hello John, where can I find what they are? the pdf file only listed a change to the rf gain. tnx, de Jack w4tje At 09:06 PM 12/2/2004 -0500, you wrote: There have been 33 mods made to the new softwa
ok, I found it. there are 33 changes/revisions. I don't understand them all, but will try to in the coming days. 73 de Jack w4tje At 06:21 PM 12/2/2004 -0500, you wrote: There's a new Orion firmware
hello Joe W2KJ in NC, de Jack W4TJE in NC. great story. tnx for sharing it. i purchased my Orion in Oct, 2003. i'll spare the details, but to bottom line it for you, it is awesome. not good, not grea
Jim, my computer has always made my orion noisy on 80 and 160. no problems on any other band. it did the same thing to my ts-870, and to my ts-850 before that. i have tried ferrite cores and beads on
in my shack, i just turn off the computer. it works. jack w4tje At 07:59 PM 1/17/2005 -0600, you wrote: Just a quick repeat of my comment earlier - you can't just turn off the PC and the monitor. You
Using Orion here. say i wanted to copy SSTV sigs, how would i go abt this? any help appreciated. you can respond directly to w4tje@mindspring.com 73 de Jack W4TJE ____________________________________