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1. [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>; Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:34:17 -0800; I recently ordered an Orion II after carefully researching all of the comments and information I could find on the Internet, both good and bad. After reading some posts that were critical of "jumpy"; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00876.html (7,800 bytes)
2. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: RaySoifer@cs.com; Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:46:22 EST; Ron, There do seem to be some processor overload issues, but I haven't noticed any tendency toward jumpy tuning. It seems smooth to me. I don't have the radios you mentioned, nor did I have an origin; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00880.html (7,283 bytes)
3. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: Kc9cdt@aol.com; Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:31:05 EST; I had the original Orion, seemed to me the tuning was great! Smooth feel, nice heavy knob. Nice feature=with one button press it switches to a higher speed tuing so you can go up/down real fast, then; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00884.html (7,379 bytes)
4. [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:42:25 -0500; step rates from 1 Hz to 100 kHz can be selected. That would give a tuning rate of 2.56 kHz per turn with 10 Hz steps, which is the largest I like to use for most operating. That's correct but there i; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00885.html (8,466 bytes)
5. [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:47:21 -0500; I should have added I am using the original Orion, not O2. They should be mechanically identical and processor speed for tuning is not an issue for either one. 73, Bill W4ZV _________________________; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00886.html (6,577 bytes)
6. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: Sinisa Hristov <shristov@ptt.yu>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:28:12 -0500; Actually, there are 256 steps when FAST and only 64 steps when SLOW. This is about quarter of FT1000MP's steps. 73, Sinisa YT1NT, VE3EA _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00887.html (7,303 bytes)
7. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: "George K" <w2yj@highstream.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:55:46 -0500; I never had any jumpy tuning with my Orion. I never had the Collins 380 or any of the TS stuff so I can't comment on that but I can say I didn't notice any adverse qualities about the tuning. I had t; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00888.html (7,444 bytes)
8. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: "David H. Walker" <k0cop@onlymyemail.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:40:04 +0000; I have both the TS870 and KWM-380. My Orion does not feel like either of these radios. Just a nice smooth control but not much of a "flywheel" effect! 73 David -- David H. Walker K0cop Aiken, SC ____; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00889.html (7,668 bytes)
9. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:26:22 -0600; That may be, but the tuning is smooth, with no indication of any kind of CPU overload or jerkiness. Grant/NQ5T _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.c; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00890.html (7,546 bytes)
10. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: "Martin, AA6E" <martin.ewing@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:34:42 -0500; processor running into problems or slowing you down? Orions in the fall of 2003, which was corrected in firmware shortly thereafter. It's not an issue now. -- Even with current firmware, there is so; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00891.html (8,187 bytes)
11. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: Alan Sewell <alan.n5na@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:47:18 -0600; David, If you don't have much of a "flywheel" effect you need to loosen the tension on the knob. You may even have to loosen the knob on the shaft and slide it out a little to lessen the tension enou; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00892.html (7,799 bytes)
12. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:38:56 -0600; The Orion-II does the same thing. Spin the knob and the radio's keying doesn't keep up with the dit string. I was using an external key (bug). Not sure what the internal keyer would do. But then I d; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00893.html (8,183 bytes)
13. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:50:38 -0600; Occurred to me that it would be interesting to know whether this was really due to processor overhead (interrupt handling, context switching, etc.) or is maybe related to other things, such as timin; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00895.html (8,072 bytes)
14. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: "David H. Walker" <k0cop@onlymyemail.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:34:49 +0000; 73 David -- David H. Walker K0cop Aiken, SC _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00898.html (9,139 bytes)
15. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: "Henry Pfizenmayer" <pfizenmayer@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:33:52 -0700; On my 565 Orion - almost anything you change , BW, PBT, PWR , etc will make the keying "stutter" if you make a change while sending - and that is with an external keyer. So it would appear to just be; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00899.html (9,621 bytes)
16. [TenTec] Orion II Tuning Questions (score: 1): Author: "Ken Waites" <BARBIEKENW@peoplepc.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:38:42 -0700; It is incorrect to apply analog paradygms to a digital device. Buffers have to be reloaded, instructions must be executed to draw the picture on the display. Actually the display is something I seldo; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00900.html (8,344 bytes)
17. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: Sinisa Hristov <shristov@ptt.yu>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:00:08 -0500; How about trying to reduce BW, or AF GAIN or something similar, while sending? 73, Sinisa YT1NT, VE3EA _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http:/; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00901.html (7,934 bytes)
18. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: CATFISHTWO@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:31:06 EST; If you send dits with the WHY would this be a problem Come on guys if you turn the radio off and key it doesn't keep up either.. sometimes I wonder.. Keeping the "old " Orion and having fun. tom N6AJ; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00902.html (8,405 bytes)
19. Re: [TenTec] Orion II tuning questions (score: 1): Author: CATFISHTWO@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:33:05 EST; How about trying to reduce BW, or AF GAIN or something similar, while sending? adjust while he is sending......... no problem, tom n6ajr _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00903.html (8,189 bytes)
20. Re: [TenTec] Orion II Tuning Questions (score: 1): Author: Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net>; Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:31:05 -0600; I find it interesting that folks seem to be trying what might be described as non-operational modes or methods and expressing concerns related to the results. Tuning/changing frequency while sending; /archives//html/TenTec/2006-01/msg00904.html (10,501 bytes)

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