Apparently, there is a big variation in the noise from the reed relay. Mine
is very quiet but some are not.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin AA6E" <aa6e@ewing.homedns.org>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II relay clicking CW?
> Bruce McLaughlin wrote:
> > I've only had my Orion II for about a week but I was wondering about the
> > same thing. It is rather noisy. And I am a bit alarmed about the meter
> > slamming into the pin when sending CW at the 100 watt level. I sure
> > hope it isn't being abused. ...
>
> The meter is driven by the internal computer through a digital-analog
> converter, so you're unlikely to harm it IMO. TT hasn't seen fit to
> damp the meter movement (ala auto shock absorbers) to prevent the
> over-swing. They could do that in firmware, I imagine.
>
> The reed relay noise in CW is something that bothers some ops and not
> others. I hear it, but it's not an issue for me. It might be possible
> to go in and acoustically insulate the relay. I wonder if anyone has
> actually done it.
>
> 73 Martin AA6E
>
>
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