I am running version 2.033 firmware. I checked the AM transmission on 15
meters. There was adequate audio and 50 watts power output. The signal was
monitored in another receiver. However, there was no audio in the earphones
of the Orion II with the monitor mode active. The monitor mode was checked
on USB and seemed to be OK. Anyone else noticed this situation?
73...W4TO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 3:16 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ver 2.033
>I noticed low power when I first tried AM in the new version, but after a
> few minutes it popped back up. Another odd thing is that it operates
> different on 10 meters than on 75. I checked it briefly on other bands,
> and
> I found that it want to make 50 Watts on 160-20, but 25 Watts on 17-10.
> Go
> figure!
>
> Ron N6AHA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t@comcast.net>
> To: "'Ron Castro'" <ronc@sonic.net>; "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'"
> <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 11:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ver 2.033
>
>
>>> I have noticed that the AM works different in that the power
>>> output is now about 50 Watts, and does not change as the PWR
>>> control is reduced from 100% to 50%. Below that, the ALC
>>> light comes on and the audio starts getting distorted with
>>> serious downward carrier shift.
>>
>> You're doing better than I am :-(
>>
>> With PWR set to 100 I get a maximum carrier output of about 5 watts, with
>> modulation peaks to 20. There is no ALC action at normal levels. The
>> signal sounds ok, but that's not nearly enough power to drive my amp.
>>
>> With PWR set in the 1-5 range, ALC kicks in and the signal becomes very
>> distorted.
>>
>> This is the second time that AM transmit has been broken in the process
>> of
>> tweaking something else. It's been rendered useless once again.
>>
>> Grant/NQ5T
>>
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