Re: [TenTec] Orion & Tune button

["Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>]

Right !! My RF Applications power meter shows the same thing. The 
Orion's RF output indication is a relative indication.
Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Carroll" <rlcarroll@patmedia.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion & Tune button


> My Orion meter reads 40w out, but the RF Applications power meter 
> sees it as
> 18W.
>
> Bob W2WG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com 
> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Steve Baron - KB3MM
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 6:03 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion & Tune button
>
> Got mine about a week ago.
>
> I push tune and internal meter reads about 40 W.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 22:09
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion & Tune button
>
>
> > NO!  My Orion puts out 20w in Tune mode.  It is my understanding 
> > that 20w
> is
> > also the designed value in Tune.  I discussed this with Scott 
> > because I
> > wanted to have the power reduced to 15w instead of 20w.
> >
> > Everything else Mark wrote is correct.
> >
> > 73
> > Rick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com 
> > [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> > On Behalf Of Mark Erbaugh
> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 9:25 AM
> > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TenTec] Orion & Tune button
> >
> > Would some Orion owners check out this and confirm (or refute) 
> > what I see?
> > I understand the operation of the TUNE button is that when you 
> > push it,
> the
> > Orion puts out approximately 40w for tuning. You push the TUNE 
> > button
> again
> > to turn it off (this is without the internal tuner, which I don't 
> > have).
> > However, if you push the PWR button while in tune mode, the Orion 
> > will
> > change to the output level set by the PWR value.
> >
> > Try this, set the PWR at 80 to 100 (full power). Hit the TUNE 
> > button. The
> > Orion shows about 40 watts out. Hit the PWR button and the 
> > indicated power
> > jumpt up.  Hit the TUNE button to stop the tuning. Now, hit the 
> > TUNE
> button
> > to start the tune process again. On my Orion, the meter indicates 
> > the
> higher
> > power level and then drops back to the 40 watt level.  However, 
> > this may
> > just be the meter as an external meter indicates that the power 
> > output is
> > constant at the 40 watt level.  This is when transmitting into a 
> > dummy
> load.
> > 73,
> > Mark
> >
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