I have also noticed similar types of bugs in the O2, including one I
occasionally see where two antennas get selected at once. Changing bands
fixes the problem, and I haven't considered it serious since I always check
to see which antenna is selected.
Ron N6AHA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Merle Bone" <merlebone@charter.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:22 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion Band Decoder Output Bug
>I have been using the Orion for two years and had not noticed this issue -
>its a function of how you operate. I use the band decoder output from the
>Orion to drive a Top-Ten band decoder and two remote antenna switches. They
>switch 5 antennas onto the Orion, depending on the band. In testing the
>issues associated with the "mode transfer bug," when using the Orion A>B, I
>noticed the antenna switch didn't always switch when the B VFO changed
>frequency. So I did some testing and what I observe is if the B VFO , for
>instance, is on 20M, in split-mode, the band decoder output of the Orion is
>switched to 20M. If you use the front key entry pad to put a new frequency
>on the A VFO, for 40M, and then do an A>B - the frequency transfers to the
>B VFO but the band decoder output of the Orion does not change to 40M. It
>looks like the Orion band decoder output only changes when you use the
>front keypad to change bands or if you command the Orion remotely, from a
>program, to go to a new fr
> equency/band.
>
> I don't know if the same logic is in the V2.056 firmware - I haven't
> checked it. Someone that uses V2.056 may want to check. I'm sure the V1
> code won't get fixed but this should go on the V2 bug list if it is the
> same logic in V2 - otherwise you can get a surprise when your amplifier
> starts to load the wrong antenna!
> 73,
> Merle - W0EWM
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