Thanks for this information. I tried to use my Orion on PSK31 for several
weeks and never could get the right hook-up. I called TT about my problems
and they tried to help, but they seemed not to have a good handle on this
either. The manuel was no help although the old manuel was more help than
the new manuel. I finally gave up, but maybe I will try once again. I could
not get the radio to transmit. I think the stereo to mono adapter may help.
Dennis N4MUS
----- Original Message -----
From: <K4IA@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion and digital modes?
The interfaces are nothing more than isolation transformers. You may or
may
not need one depending on grounding, hum, or RF in the shack issues. I
use
one from Donners Digital and it works great. I ordered the Microham
version
because it adds USB to Serial control of the radio and CW. Has been
shipped but
hasn't arrived.
Here's a few tips that are not interface related but may help you in your
setup.
Remember to set Menu => SSB => Audio source to AUX to use the input from
the
AUX jack. If you set it to MIC, nothing from the Aux jack goes to the
audio
input and if you set it to BOTH, your Mic is "live." Use the same SSB
menu to
adjust your AUX Input Gain to a level that is comfortable with your sound
card
settings.
Since the output from the Orion aux jack and supplied cable is at a fixed
level on left audio, you have to be sure you watch your AUDIO => Left
setting.
If it is on "Both" you will get audio from both Rcvrs feeding into your
soundcard. Since the output is fixed, just turning down the volume on the
Sub RX
does not change the level coming out the aux jack. I had a terrible time
with a
double trace appearing in PSK31. Turns out I had the Sub Rx on with one
VFO
set to USB and the other to LSB so both signals were showing up on my
screen
but slightly offset.
One final note, the output of your computer is stereo but the input to the
radio is mono. The output of your software may also be mono. Thus, if
the
computer software output is on one channel but the radio input is on the
other,
the sound doesn't get from your computer to the radio. It drove me crazy.
I
finally got a stereo to mono adapter plug and plugged the radio input into
one
side and then the other until I found the correct side for the audio.
Radio k4ia
"Buck"
Fredericksburg, Virginia USA
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