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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: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@weather.net>
Reply-to: geraldj@weather.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:53:13 -0500
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If the carrier stays at 14.5 watts, the peaks can only be 58 watts for full modulation. As a practical manner, the difference between 80 watts and 100 watts can only be measured locally, not at any distance where 1 S unit is 6 db, a power change by a factor of 4.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 6/12/2010 8:30 AM, Rsoifer@aol.com wrote:
Tnx Ron,

That seems a bit low to me.  The peaks should be closer to 100 watts,  no?

73, Ray W2RS


In a message dated 6/12/2010 12:03:13 A.M. GMT Standard Time,
ronc@sonic.net writes:

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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