Here's a brain teaser for all you Orion experts. My 565 running ver 3.032 has developed a couple of problems that I was hoping would be a firmware issue but it's looking more and more like a hardware
The Orion and Orion II have shown a history of problems related to corrosion building up on the cable connections in the radio. These connections should have been gold plated but they are not. In par
It's not only related to Tentec products or Orion radios. For years I've dealt with service and maintenance on products costing 5X to 10X or more of what the Orion's. cost. These products have been f
Elecraft had the same problem with the K3. But they now do a free upgrade to gold contacts. Carl Moreschi N4PY 58 Hogwood Rd Louisburg, NC 27549 www.n4py.com On 3/19/2014 8:08 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX
The original "pre-production" Eagles did not have gold contacts either. Carl, you probably had one of these, as did Bob and I. I later sent mine back to the factory and had the motherboard swapped, s
Thanks Bob, you are absolutely right. I guess I should have stated that my first step in chasing this problem was going to be a thorough mate/demate and cleaning of all connectors. Having been in the
I de-mated, cleaned, and re-seated all connectors, both the TMP coax as well as board connectors to the backplane. No joy, situation unchanged. Then I resorted to the old fashioned push and jiggle te
art, your youtube video says private Mike, WB8VGE SunLight Energy Systems The Heathkit Shop http://www.theheathkitshop.com/ J e e p o|||||||o A man with one clock knows what time it is. A man with tw
Would seem that a trip to Sevierville might be in order. 73 Bob, K4TAX I de-mated, cleaned, and re-seated all connectors, both the TMP coax as well as board connectors to the backplane. No joy, situa
Sorry. Never uploaded anything to youtube before. Maybe this will work...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=287q99crPjY. 73, Art/ N4UC _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list