Re: [TenTec] Orion CW keying with v 2.054 & 2.055 using Acom 2000

["Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>]

Aha!!! This sounds like a new twist on the now-famous QSK bug (which TT says 
is not a bug).  I assume you were using QSK with Keying Loop 1 or 2 turned 
on?

Ron N6AHA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lawrence Stoskopf" <stoskopf@tri.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion CW keying with v 2.054 & 2.055 using Acom 2000


> The filter does wonders on the early Orions.  The other alternative is to
> use a small program that Krazy (sp?) at Acom has written for software
> control.  I don't have it, but he mentioned it at Dayton one year.
>
> I had a strange problem this weekend.  I use the SteppIR with the N8LP
> protection box in line with the TX line.  Decided to do some in the DX
> contest this weekend, strictly on 40 and didn't turn on the Yagi stuff.
> Everytime I turned the Acom to Operate, the RX would quiet.  Fiddled for a
> while and finally made about 30 contacts pushing the standby button 
> between
> exchanges.  Finally brightend up and took the N8LP out of the loop and
> things worked.  Duh!
> Back to the old Command Set I used to use!
>
> N0UU
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