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Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A PTT

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A PTT
From: "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>
Reply-to: Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:02:54 -0700
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I'm seeing 14.5 Watts with no modulation and mod peaks 60 to 80 Watts.

           Ron  N6IE
      www.N6IE.com

----- Original Message ----- From: <Rsoifer@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A PTT


John,

I don't have a true peak-reading wattmeter, so I can't measure the PEP
output. Jim may be right about controlled-carrier; I can't tell. When using
TUNE and PWR, I get 95 watts, but only 11 watts with  PTT and no speech.

73 Ray


In a message dated 6/11/2010 7:01:47 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
wb4qda@yahoo.com writes:

Ray
When I speak into the Micrphone  with the mode set to  AM ,I  modulates up
to 80 watts .Tune is 21 watts and tune then the PWR I get 95 watts output.
73
John



-----  Original Message ----
From: "Rsoifer@aol.com"  <Rsoifer@aol.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com
Sent: Fri, June 11,  2010 10:38:22 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A  Released

John,

Funny thing about that.  With the mode set  to AM, when I hit Tune and
then
Pwr I get full output like you did,  but if I hit the PTT button instead,
all I get is 11 watts on the  Bird.  It worked fine with 2.041XT.

73 Ray




In a  message dated 6/11/2010 3:22:43 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
wb4qda@yahoo.com writes:

Ray
I just tested my O2 on AM max output was 80 warrs on an Alpha watt meter also about the same reading on a LP-100A watt meter with the Power set to

100%
using the new fearmware version 2.044A
73
John   wb4qda


----- Original Message ----
From: "Rsoifer@aol.com"   <Rsoifer@aol.com>
To: ronc@sonic.net; w5pny@arrl.net;   tentec@contesting.com
Sent: Fri, June 11, 2010 8:36:18 AM
Subject:  Re:  [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A Released

Ron,

The NR problem has been fixed (!) but the old low-output problem on AM is


back.  Mine measures 11 watts carrier power, max.  It   worked  fine with
2.041XT.

73 Ray W2RS


In a  message  dated 6/11/2010 2:17:05 A.M. GMT Standard Time,
ronc@sonic.net
writes:

I have  adjusted the "Wish  List" for the Orion II to  reflect the newest
version of  the  firmware.  It's at  www.N6IE.com

Ron   N6IE
www.N6IE.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry G McGavran Jr" <w5pny@arrl.net>
To:  <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent:  Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:50  PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2  Firmware  2.044A  Released



With this one I can set  the  side-tone  level all the way
up to 65 before the pops  begin,  and by the time  one
gets past 80 on towards 99 the  distortion on  the
side-tone  is still really bad -- BUT --  for me at
 least, levels are 50-60 are  all I need and that  is
now  distortion free, at least with a 610 Hz   sidetone
which is the  only one I tested or use.  I  also  am
using the speaker and  not headphones for  this.
Since one  gets the side-tone every time  the  SPOT
button is used, the side-tone  distortion was   really
objectionable with 2.043B.

The  NR  seems  better too, but most all the time I don't
really need it  --  and  it's nice not to have artifacts that
sound like NR  action on the  side-tone which the side-tone
is set to  50-60.

 There  are a few CAT wierdnesses here and  there, but the  reliability
of  sending a strings of "*"  commands seems  better.

Unless  something else crops  up, I think I can  live with this
  release...

73 --

 Harry,   W5PNY





--

 Harry G. McGavran, Jr.

E-mail:   w5pny@arrl.net



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