I recently sent my Orion back to Ten-Tec with a problem I had been chasing for over 6 months. I had been running V2.062a while trying to find the cause of losing the main receiver and transmitter whe
Thanks for the post Merle.....I still personally prefer v 1.372. Next would be v 1.373b5. One would think that with Elecraft moving forward, TT would be releasing some upgrades. _____________________
Merle, I've been struggling with the "overdriven" audio sound ever since installing 2.062a. I also hope they get to this soon. The only solution I've found is to run both the NB and NR at between 1 a
TT Firmware is a sore spot with me. It's been years since they updated the Pegasus firmware. Last year (2006), they updated the Jupiter firmware with an additional narrow filter which is one thing la
On item that I've discovered with the current Omni VII on the desk, thus I no longer have the Orion II available, is that the RF Gain must be run lower, actually much lower, than one would expect. An
Bob - K4TAX said: "On item that I've discovered with the current Omni VII on the desk, thus I no longer have the Orion II available, is that the RF Gain must be run lower, actually much lower, than o
Author: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:43:03 -0600
In ault analogue radios, over driven audio comes from wimpy AGC. AGC that's poor due to leaky AGC circuit bypass and time constant capacitors, sometimes from controlled tubes with grid emission that
THRESHOLD. A lot of people have forgotten it even exists since T-T merged some Threshold control with RF gain. The minimum value defaults to 1uv, but it can be set lower. Grant/NQ5T ________________
Author: Martin Ewing - AA6E <aa6e@ewing.homedns.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:12:01 -0500
It may go against ham culture, but I suggested (long ago) that TT should sell a support contract for Orion firmware (and maybe hardware). That would help keep the development wheels turning. To me, i
This is probably a good time to review the problems I would most like to see fixed in the v. 2 firmware, especially in the Orion II: * S-Meter accuracy/linearity * Notch (automatic and manual) inside
There were a couple others of us who suggested this same thing. 73, Duane Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas www.ac5aa.com It may go against ham culture, but I suggested (long ago) that TT should sell
I don't own an Orion, but the notion of open sourcing the firmware would be amazing.. I suspect they won't do this for multiple reasons though. Jeff _______________________________________________ Te
I don't think we were talking about open-sourcing. This comes up every now and again. I don't believe TT will go for that as they believe they have considerable intellectual property tied up in it an
It is sure nice to see some traffic on the reflector...I thought the K3 had stolen all the attention. Unfortunately, the thread about firmware has started again despite Scott's earlier post that ther
The K3 will no doubt be a nice radio, although at best, it will equal the Orions in performance. That according to Eric Swartz, co-owner of Elecraft in a demo he gave at our local club last month. He
As I understand it, Tentec has a "non ham" project and it is one that basically "pays the bills". The bills that pay the folks, keep the lights on, and buys the components that produce products that
Let me understand that I bought 2 TenTec Orions, an Orion and an Orion II, and paid for them in full. The firmware has bugs years after the purchase. TenTec is aware of the bugs and I should wait for
Al, FWIW, I agree that TT has work to do for their original Orion and Orion II customers. If they do not plan any additional revisions or upgrades, they should clearly state so. I have lost some conf
Maybe I just don't get it. I'm able to work very weak DX stations on 160m while they are snuggled up right next to a loud W station CQing. I can pick signals out of whopping QRN on the lower bands. I
I will confess some puzzlement myself. I bought an O-II almost a year. I love it. I have not updated the firmware, as it is fully functional in the modes I operate (CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK), and it beats