I have for sale an Orion-I with automatic antenna tuner, optional 1.8 KHz, INRAD 600 Hz and 250 Hz roofing filters, 302R remote encoder/keypad, 963 12V power supply, spare connectors and fuse, manual
I agree with Barry. I've got an Orion and a K3 in SO2R configuration here. These are the two best rigs available today (with the possible exception of the Flex/5000, which is still evolving and lacks
Just tried Jerry's method and it works well. Much less distortion, virtually no clicking (especially in QSK), and less background noise. I'll give it a whirl in ARRL DX CW when the pileups get big. I
I agree with Carl. Ironically, the problem you describe is well-known on the original FT-1000MP. The AGC on that rig was too fast, even in the slow position. INRAD supplied (and maybe still does) a m
I'm not disagreeing with Barry, but I think the choice between V1 and V2 depends on what you do with the radio. I use it almost exclusively for contesting. For me, the most important features are IMD
Allow me to elaborate on Barry's answer to that question with my own perspective. At the end of August, my station took a big lightning hit that "killed" my O1. It's a long story I'll eventually post
My Orion-I is intermittently dropping RF during CW transmission. For example, if I send a stream of dashes, an external power meter fluctuates up and down around the intended power level, sometimes d
Jack, I'd say the radio will have to go back to the factory. Sounds like it's stuck in transmit. Pulling the keying loop lines simply ungrounds the TX ENA line. I guess that's forcing the radio back
I saw something like this during the brief time I had 2.062a loaded. Transmitting a single dit fixed it. Next time it happens, try that and let us know if it worked. 73, Dick WC1M
Hi. I'm having problems with 2.062a crashing during the CQ WPX CW contest. I'd like to back up one version, but never downloaded 2.061f. It's no longer on rfsquared.com. Where can I find a copy? 73,
Hi, I want to warn everyone about a problem I encountered with the 13.8 VDC power connector on my Orion I. Over time, stress on the cable can deform the pins inside the connector, resulting in interm
I started out the WPX CW contest running 2.062a. I had big pileups going on 40m for the first couple of hours, and found that it was quite difficult to separate multiple CW signals. It was reminiscen
I believe if you go back and forth between 2.059d and 2.060b, and listen very carefully, you will find that Bob is correct about the tail-end click in the sidetone. Try it with different sidetone lev
Smuck? Sheesh. It sounds like a click to me... I tried several different headphones, including all three generations of Bose noise-cancelling headphones and a set of David Clark aircraft headphones r
As in previous V2 releases, BinRx doesn't work in 2.059d. It changes the audio, producing a sort of "surround sound" effect, but doesn't create any spatial differentiation between CW signals of diffe
In 2.059d, there's a distinct clicking in the right headphone on received audio peaks in CW mode. This is true for both received signals and noise. The clicking is not present in the left headphone.
Grant, I take it you mean an Orion I running V2. Are you saying that you hear lower pitched signals more in the left headphone and higher pitched signals more in the right? As you tune across a signa
There's no easy answer to this question. I should probably keep my mouth shut, but here goes... 1. Pro: I'm a serious SO2R contest operator. I have an Orion I and an FT-1000D (with the INRAD roofing
Perhaps this is an anomaly of your Orion (i.e., ALC adjustment is off.) I haven't observed any leading edge spike on my scope. Also, I use an Alpha 87A amp that's super-sensitive to power spikes from