Ken, you're a hero...that fixed it. But the question now begs to be asked.
How do Orion owners who are keying the rig with a contest logging program
like N1MM Logger? The "book" says to use the aux port on the rear of the
rig. How do others key their rigs?
Ken thanks a million.
Bill AD8P
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Brookner" <kenb@brookner.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Receiver Distortion
> Bill, i had this problem with my O-I. oddly, when i unplugged my AUX
> cables--the cables going into the AUX DIN connector on the back--the
problem
> went away. plugging it back in would sometimes, but not always cause the
> problem to return. now, when i have this problem i just unplug and replug
> the connector and the problem is solved. this is not the same headphone
> audio distortion problem i have with the 2.x firmware, and one that tentec
> has duplicated.
>
> i love this radio, but it's the quirkiest thing i've ever used. friday
> night, tuning up my alpha for the 160m contest the amp kept shutting down.
> i tried to tune it on several bands with the orion but it wouldn't
> tune--kept acting like i was trying to tune it up on a different band from
> where i was transmitting. figured i'd blown the amp somehow. then,
knowing
> that the orion is as quirky as it is i went searching for its signal to be
> sure it was where the front panel said it was. never did find it. a
power
> cycle cleared the problem.
>
> you never know...
>
> 73,
> ky5g
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Bill Gaines AD8P
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:48 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion Receiver Distortion
>
> I just received my "new-to-me Orion" and everything was fine until the
audio
> from the headphones started sounding all distorted. Like it was being
> overdriven. The speaker audio sounds great. I have no idea what I did or
> when I did it. I know I am not to use mono headphones and I don't. All I
> have are Heil stereo types.
>
> What did I do wrong and what can I do to fix it?
>
> Bill
>
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