I had a ton of problems with freeze ups on 2.059 while 2.057 ran fine. No one could explain it. No one else was having the problem. The rig has been at TT for almost a month after they suggested I ha
On Upper Sideband an audio note is heard when a signal is ABOVE the "effective BFO frequency" and in order to bring that note to zero beat, one must tune upward, lowering the pitch of the audio note
For a general logging program with lots of bells and whistles, I vote for DxLab. k4ia Craig "Buck" Fredericksburg, Virginia USA _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list Ten
Wow Great Post. Who would have thought the mic connector was wired backwards? Problem is there have been so many bugs in the software that we assume (odds are overwhelming) that anything that goes wr
Check that flimsy little power plug and socket on the back of the radio. I found that the pins on mine had gotten compressed and it wasn't making a good contact. My power supply was producing the nee
Amen Emil! And if anyone wonders how good NR "could be," load ver 1.371 and give a listen. That was the last time the NR in the Orion worked and it worked really well. It was dramatic, almost squelch
I downloaded the program and tried it. It is fun. I suspect that speed is the fastest call sign copied in a run as the program keeps track of the best speed you made. There is no way you could type a
I think Grant misunderstood you. If that is a Begali Signature, you are trying to set up paddles and need to turn ON the Internal Keyer. It is in k4ia Craig "Buck" Fredericksburg, Virginia USA ______
Interesting that you leave the transmit power at 100w and control the output by reducing the audio drive. Wouldn't that underdrive the output and introduce non-linearities? I have always reduced the
I guess my use of the term "non-linearities" is a misnomer. What I meant to describe was something like this: If I am operating SSB and I turn down the mic gain and transmit with the mic gain too low
Yes, that is correct - with the Orion, the lower power setting makes the ALC much more sensitive. Since the ALC has some lag and overshoot, you can't rely on the ALC alone to keep you from splatterin
Pin 1 White Audio In/Sound card line out Pin 2 Shield Pin 3 Black PTT Pin 4 Yellow Audio Out/Sound card line in Pin 5 Red Spare Looking at the jack in the back: 2 is at the bottom 1 is on the right 3
The USB adapter was supposed to come with some software that lets you establish a virtual serial port. Did you install that and verify it was working and chosen in the Orion utility? You may have to
I love listening to and joining with the proverbial "rag chew...!" IMHO, I would say either the ProIII or OrionII are way more radio than you need. You will be happy with a radio at half or one-third
I have found the flicker on my O1 if the SWR is high. The higher the SWR, the more the flicker. k4ia Craig "Buck" Fredericksburg, Virginia USA _______________________________________________ TenTec m
I would have to say you have your best chance in dealing with the TT service dept. They are very helpful unlike the "big 3." Orion schematics are on the website. Overall, the reliability has been goo
You will probably find the 600 hz roofing filter all you need. The 250 is overkill for a roofing filter and the extra amp stage creates its own problems. k4ia Craig "Buck" Fredericksburg, Virginia US
Check out your power supply, the power wire to the radio and the connector at the back of the Orion. You may be suffering from a voltage drop. You should have at least a 25 amp supply - 30 is better.
2. If my rise/fall times are set a 5 ms, and the wave form shape has the right shape on my scope, could I still be creating objectionable clicks? Yes, if you are overdriving your amplifier. There is
I can vouch for the MicroHam as well but I have not been able to work FSK. Works very well with AFSK and no one call tell the difference. k4ia Craig "Buck" Fredericksburg, Virginia USA ______________