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1. [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: Barry N1EU <n1eu@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 13:35:44 -0800 (PST); I was looking at the K2/100 QST review that was just published at http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/pr0402.pdf and also looking at the Orion review. I noticed something that I overlooked w; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00964.html (7,966 bytes)
2. RE: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: "Rick Westerman" <Rick@dj0ip.de>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 22:44:09 +0100; Barry, both flanks of the Orion's waveform are tunable to meet personal tastes. Or, to exhibit soft or hard keying. What you saw published is just one of many possibilities. 73 Rick I was looking at; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00967.html (8,750 bytes)
3. [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: Barry N1EU <n1eu@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 13:48:11 -0800 (PST); To make it easier for folks to see what I was alluding to in my previous email, I created a temporary Web page that shows the keying waveforms at http://www.qsl.net/n1eu/keying.htm I'll leave the Web; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00968.html (7,492 bytes)
4. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: K3BU@aol.com; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 16:55:49 EST; something that I overlooked when I first read the Orion review and that I haven't seen mentioned. The Orion seemed to exhibit cw element shortening, which I only noticed when looking at the fuller K2; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00969.html (7,202 bytes)
5. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: Sinisa Hristov <shristov@ptt.yu>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:10:21 -0500; Looks like you're right! The keying waveform itself has a duty cycle slightly offset to 52 %, and it produces RF duty cycle of only 30 % (22 % for the first dit). Shortening seems to be 8.8 ms (12 ms; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00970.html (8,774 bytes)
6. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: Sinisa Hristov <shristov@ptt.yu>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:16:06 -0500; Not really, the key is closed when upper trace is low, therefore RF is delayed ~21 ms for the first dit, and ~16 ms for the second. 73, Sinisa Yt1NT, VA3TTN __________________________________________; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00971.html (8,413 bytes)
7. [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: Barry N1EU <n1eu@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 14:14:23 -0800 (PST); K3BU commented "Now on K2 waveform, there seems to be a magic: dit is generated before the key is closed? Talking about "smart" rig?" Ha, I noticed the same thing. Either a very smart radio (Elecraft; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00972.html (8,529 bytes)
8. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: ac5e@comcast.net; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 22:15:13 +0000; All the Orion's I have worked have been very clean and pleasant copy. There does seem to be a tendency to keep the weighting close to the factory setting, which makes for even better copy. On the tra; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00973.html (10,389 bytes)
9. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: Sinisa Hristov <shristov@ptt.yu>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:19:23 -0500; Equipment manufacturers are not required to provide facilities for shortening or lengthening of dits. It would suffice if they simply and accurately reproduced what is being supplied. 73, Sinisa YT1N; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00974.html (8,481 bytes)
10. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: Sinisa Hristov <shristov@ptt.yu>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:23:14 -0500; Yes, I also find this essential. Is the front-panel PTT input (on mic jack) operational on CW? 73, Sinisa YT1NT, VA3TTN _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@cont; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00975.html (8,362 bytes)
11. [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:33:52 -0500; Barry, here are my comments on Orion's keying: 1. The internal keyer sounds too light to my ears, even with Weighting at the max 150%. It doesn't bother me since I prefer my external Logikey anyway.; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00976.html (10,257 bytes)
12. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 22:42:56 -0000; I don't understand why the first dit would be any different than any other dit. With full QSK, the receiver completely recovers in between each element. This should indicate that if there was any dit; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00977.html (11,367 bytes)
13. [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:44:53 -0500; do with the shaped CW elements Orion uses described below. This may make the elements sound lighter to my ear since the Rise/Fall time is probably shorter. That didn't come out right. What I mean is; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00979.html (8,353 bytes)
14. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 13:18:59 -1000; Barry posted Interesting comparison; the second "dit" of the Elecraft is shorter than the initial one! Seems odd. And, is key down, when the upper trace is high or low for the illustrated photos? 73,; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00982.html (8,924 bytes)
15. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron@StarLinX.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 23:20:39 -0000; FIrst TT rig to behave like that ? The equivalent speed of 60 wpm also seemed faster than other tests or do I simply not remember. _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00983.html (10,163 bytes)
16. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: "Paul Christensen, Esq." <w9ac@arrl.net>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:32:56 -0500; Previous Ten-Tecs run QSK whether in fast (full QSK) or slow (semi-break-in) modes. Unlike other manufacturers, only the receive recovery time changes. Since the second element exhibits no shortenin; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00987.html (9,448 bytes)
17. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: K3BU@aol.com; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:40:37 EST; operational on CW?<< "Yes" but it becomes KEYING line instead of PTT on CW, so you lose PTT function, but you could send code with your foot switch, which none of the above $3k rigs allows :-) Appare; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00988.html (8,183 bytes)
18. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 01:22:11 -0000; The reason there is no real "PTT" in the Orion is the same as why there was not one in the Omni VI or any other tentec radio for that matter. The tentec radios do not have or need to go into a steady; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00989.html (10,687 bytes)
19. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 01:31:05 -0000; Comparing the Orion and K2 radios just blows me away. It is like comparing a 60 inch TV with a 5 inch TV. The 5 inch TV might receive all the same channels just as well but who cares! The Orion is on; /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00991.html (10,397 bytes)
20. Re: [TenTec] K2/100, Orion review (score: 1): Author: "Art Searle" <w2nra@birdsandbeacons.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 20:39:12 -0500; first keyed element remaining elements in I don't see why you all are making such a big deal about this. Looking at the Keying Waveform in the Expanded Report (which is calibrated at 10 ms divisions); /archives//html/TenTec/2003-12/msg00992.html (9,523 bytes)

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