Hi, John
I got the idea from Carl, N4PY. His software, which I use, is able
to do the sync'ing. I took that idea, developed a simple program that does
the same thing (sync, not total control), and then made a simple
modification suggested by Carl to take the antenna input to the Flex off the
antenna input to the sub receiver in the O2. Not a difficult mod, but it
does require you removing the bottom panel of the O2 and soldering a small
piece of coax from the input to the sub receiver to the spare RCA jack on
the rear of the O2. A piece of coax from this to the antenna input to the
5k and you're off and running. This mod provides switched RF input to the
Flex.
The only thing that is sync'd is the frequency of the O2 and the
Flex. I guess you could sync mode and probably bandwidth, but I decided
that freq was enough. Changing the freq on the O2 changes the freq on flex,
and changing the freq on the Flex (like clicking on the flex/powerSDR
software panadapter display with the mouse) changes the freq on the Orion.
It does what I want, so I left it at that. Since the sync'ing software is
driven with the CAT commands of the Flex and the Orion, I suspect there is a
lot of other functions that could be sync'd. The only other thing I did was
provide a serial input for my logging Program (Logic8) so when the my sync
program is active, the logging program gets mode and freq info from the sync
program.
Both the executable and the source code is available on my web site
www.lejeune.net/WN5V
By the way - Total control of the O2 is always available from the
front panel of the O2.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of John Molenda
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 4:58 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New product
Can you operate from the face of the OII if you wanted to make adjustments
with out going to the computer ? say can I adjust bandwidth and then use
vfo on the radio's face without messing up the interface ? sounds like a
lot of networking are there instructions for putting that together somewhere
or did you put that idea together yourself ? ( good job ) I know I am always
looking for the easy way out .
----- Original Message -----
From: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New product
> Yep, but I have and O2, and I also have a computer next to it. If I want
> to
> go portable QRP, I always have the laptop and the little Flex 1500. (8>}
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Philip C. Anderson
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 1:03 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] New product
>
>
> I would have to have a computer married to all this equipment to do as you
> have done. The P3 is stand alone and with the programable IF it could be
> used with many other receivers.
>
> PROUD MEMBER OF THE NRA
>
>
>
>> From: lejeuned@centurytel.net
>> To: tentec@contesting.com
>> Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 12:38:03 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] New product
>>
>> Wow - for that price you can buy a Flex 1500, have a qrp rig and all the
>> capabilities of the panadapter plus some. I have my Flex 5K sync'd to my
>> O2 with the RX1 input to the Flex 5k tied to the subreceiver of the O2.
>> That way when the O2 is switched to xmit, the front end of the Flex 5k is
>> protected. Also have point and click tuning - click on the panadapter and
>> you tune both the 5k and the O2.
>>
>> Dave WN5V
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
>> On Behalf Of Philip C. Anderson
>> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 12:05 PM
>> To: tentec@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TenTec] New product
>>
>>
>> Have you folks seen the new P3 Panadapter from Elecraft?? What a great
>> addition to my Oll.
>>
>> This will be my birthday present to myself.
>>
>> Andy W3LI
>>
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