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Re: [TenTec] Orion/O2 Drift Problem-who is interested in a fix?

To: "'Ron Castro'" <ronc@sonic.net>,"'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion/O2 Drift Problem-who is interested in a fix?
From: "Gary Strong" <gjstrong@comcast.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:07:41 -0600
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Ron,
I'm interested in the mod.  I don't like to leave my rig on when I'm not
using it, so this mod would be great.

Gary
KO0Q

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From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Ron Castro
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 12:21 AM
To: Ten Tec List
Subject: [TenTec] Orion/O2 Drift Problem-who is interested in a fix?

I exchanged e-mails this week with one of the new owners of INRAD with a
suggestion about marketing an low-drift OCXO mod to fix the warm-up drift
problem on the Orions and Orion II's, and he wants to know what level of
interest there might be in such a product.  The stock radios drift about 20
Hz (15 MHz WWV) in the first 10 minutes, then very slowly correct themselves
to the starting point over a period of about 3 hours, plus they tend to
drift with shack temperature.  I often hear Orions on the air, especially on
the TT Sunday net, and very often they are 20 Hz low in frequency.  The fan
mod on my website mitigates the problem to some degree, but it's only a
band-aid.

In my opinion, a mod like this would simple (a direct replacement of the
existing 4-pin TCXO) and would be a welcomed improvement that would make the
radio function better as well as bring a higher resale value, much the way
many of the other fine INRAD after-market mods do.

If you have even a remote interest in this mod I would like to hear from
you, either here or off-list!  Note that I have no connection with INRAD or
Ten Tec other than being a customer.

      Ron N6IE
  ron@n6ie.com
 www.N6IE.com
(Formerly N6AHA)
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