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Re: [TenTec] Cooling the Orion

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cooling the Orion
From: "Phil Howlett" <w9xx@earthlink.net>
Reply-to: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 12:11:04 -0500
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Software needs a change. T-T's been advised of that a looooong time ago.
W9XX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Ellington" <N4LQ@igLou.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cooling the Orion


> I didn't even know this had a 20khz filter Tom. Am I missing something? I
> did notice that when I enter a freq. on the keypad it doesn't always
> activate unless I turn the vfo knob. What's with that?
> Steve
> N4LQ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas Uhlman" <tuhlman@kimbanet.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 12:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cooling the Orion
>
>
> > Speaking of Orion irregularities, has anyone noticed this issue:
> >
> > Set both receivers to the same band and same antennas....
> >
> > Enable the 20 kHz filter...
> >
> > Tune in a signal on the sub-receiver....
> >
> > Set the main receiver 14 kHz ABOVE the subreceiver frequency.....
> >
> > Do you receive the same signal on both receivers??
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:38 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cooling the Orion
> >
> >
> > > Yes, that seems to be a surprising 'plus' to the extra cooling air
> > movement.
> > > Would be interesting to know if Jim/KH7M has noticed the same  thing
> with
> > > his Orion.
> > >
> > > Tom - W4BQF
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Thomas Uhlman" <tuhlman@kimbanet.com>
> > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:15 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cooling the Orion
> > >
> > >
> > > > Funny you mentioned the darkening of the left hand side of the
> > display...
> > > My
> > > > Orion's display does that too after about an hour or so of
power-up...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I'm really not 'pressurizing' anything, mearly generating a slight
> air
> > > > flow
> > > > > out of the top of the Orion through the speaker grill. The intake
> > ports
> > > > > would be mainly the ports on the bottom of the radio, especially
the
> > > ones
> > > > > under the front panel. With the fan speed cranked down so the fan
> > makes
> > > no
> > > > > noise, there is just a gently flow of air exhausted out the top.
> > > > >
> > > > > One side benefit I have noticed:  the left side of my LCD screen
had
> > > > become
> > > > > slightly darker than the rest of the screen (about an inch wide,
> > > > > vertically), now that has completely cleared up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Tom - W4BQF
> > > > >
> > >
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