[Orion] Orion AF gain

[Barry N1EU]

You are aware that the af gain knobs also incorporate
a push switch to mute/unmute the receivers?  

73,
Barry N1EU

--- skip <k3cc at fast.net> wrote:

> Ok guys,
>  this morning I was listening to CW on 80 with my
> Orion and working 40 SSB
> with my MPmkV.  The volume decreased in the Orion
> drifting lower and lower
> until I couldn't hear anything.  I turned the AF
> gain and nothing, by
> accident I pushed the AF gain control in and the
> audio almost broke my ear
> drums.  It seems that the AF gain control is bad. 
> I'm not sure if it's a
> pot or a LED and chopper.
> 
> That sorta solves one problem.  Hardware related.
> not firmware.  I am using
> the latest release.  The other problems may be in
> the hardware as well.
> 
> I hate to send a piece of equipment back and say
> well this doesn't work
> without having something tangible for the techs to
> look at.
> 
> I also found out that the hold in the bottom of the
> Orion for the mic gain
> has a plug in it.
> 
> de Skip       K3CC
> 
> 
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