Just to throw a jinx in the comments, my OII returns to whatever I had setup
before I turned her off. BW, PWR, etc, same with User 1 and User 2.
I find the 2.044 very similar to 2.039 version.
Could there be a difference within the radio , ie tolerances of components
differing?
John de VK2XGJ
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You'll never get out of it alive
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Kline" <skline4@verizon.net>
To: "Rick Borken" <rickb@cpinternet.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] bugs in Orion firmware 2.044A
> Last night I observed a problem somewhat similar to what Rick is
> describing.
>
> I noticed that what ever setting the variable BW is reading prior to
> shutting the radio off is not the same BW setting that is restored if you
> turn the radio off and then turn it back on. For example if I was in SSB
> mode, with BW set to 3000 and then turn the radio off and then back on;
> after boot-up the BW setting may come up as 2480 or some other number but
> not 3000 where it was at prior to shut down. Same occurs in CW mode, and
> can be replicated.
>
> Maybe related to same problem below. Can anyone else validate the power
> on/off sequence and confirm if their BW setting was restored to same value
> as it was before turning the power off?
>
> Thanks
> Steve - W5JK
>
> On Jun 17, 2010, at 8:39 AM, Rick Borken wrote:
>
>> Here are three bugs which I have found in the recent 2.044A firmware
>> update.
>> I have reported them to Ten-Tec:
>>
>> The fix "fixed restoration of bandwidth when recalling USER memory" does
>> not
>> work correctly in v 2.044A. It behaves differently than it did in 2.043,
>> but
>> it is still incorrect.
>> When I recall a USER memory, the bandwidth always gets set to 1000 Hz for
>> CW, 2400 Hz for FSK and 100 Hz for SSB. It
>> does not reset to the value I tried to store in a USER memory.
>>
>> When I push the RECALL button and then recall the Factory Default USER
>> settings, the resulting screen shows PWR set to 100, and the value of PWR
>> is "frozen,"
>> and cannot be changed in the normal way by highlighting the
>> value and adjusting it with the MULTI knob.
>>
>> in v 2.044A, the value of "AGC Hang" is not restored to the value stored
>> in
>> the USER memory when recalling a USER memory.
>>
>> 73, Rick K0XB
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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