[Orion] Orion Digest, Vol 43, Issue 7

[Tadeusz Raczek]

Hi,  
Please delete me from Orion mailing list submissions

Thank you in advance
Tadek, SP7HT

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>   1. Re: ORION II ANT 2 CONNECTOR  XMIT (SWITCHING) (John Nason / NA9U)
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> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:17:03 -0700 (PDT)
> From: John Nason / NA9U <na9u at arrl.net>
> Subject: Re: [Orion] ORION II ANT 2 CONNECTOR  XMIT (SWITCHING)
> To: Harry van Enckevort <Harry.van.Enckevort at tiscali.nl>,
> tentec at contesting.com, orion at contesting.com
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> Harry, 
> 
> I use ant 2 all the time.  Ant 1 is a dipole, Ant 2 is
> a vertical and I have it constantly set up this way. 
> I do not experience anything like what you describe
> below regardless of which antenna is transmitting.  
> 
> I am not sure what you are experiencing.  I have
> firmware version 2.037j.  
> 
> Best of 73,
> John NA9U
> --- Harry van Enckevort
> <Harry.van.Enckevort at tiscali.nl> wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> I have had an Orion II fer abt 6 months now which
>> however is not yet in
>> a final (contesting/DX) set up.
>> Antenna  connector 2 has not been used yet fer
>> diversity/normal
>> operation es so far is not in use..
>> Obviously I checked xmit on that connector when I
>> got the rig on output
>> in a dummy load/antenna which works normal.
>>  
>> Early this year though I COINCIDENTALLY  discovered
>> that when changing
>> ANY AUDIO  SETTING when TX on ANT 2 the rig first
>> switches fer less than
>> a second to ANT 1 es then transmits normally on ANT
>> 2. (relay click is
>> loud!)
>> It happens regardless the changes on Left, Right,
>> Spkr or BinRX es
>> regardless the VFO (A or B).
>> Fer less than a second there is (full) output on a
>> dummy load/tuner
>> meter connected to Ant 1 ! 
>> The relay click is also present when TX is OFF
>> 
>> A "workaround" is when going to Ant 2 and for
>> whatever reason  I wud
>> change an Aud setting (DX > L/R Main<>Sub!!) when
>> using that connector
>> first activiate Ant 1 es then switch back to Ant 2
>> fer transmitting. As
>> long as the AUDIO settings are not changed I can
>> switch between Ant 1 es
>> Ant 2 as normal
>> I am an experienced Orion user (using Orion 1 since
>> sept 2003) es have
>> been on this reflector since march 2003 but  cannot
>> remember having seen
>> this being reported before. .
>> 
>> And YES  I tried all Ant settings in the TX menu es
>> YES I know there was
>> a post from Carl Moreshi a couple of months ago
>> which was relating to a
>> relay fer Ant 1 es Ant 2 but NOT related to changes
>> in AUDIO settings.
>> (believe and correct me when necessary)
>> Re loading prevous firmware version did not help.
>> 
>> 
>> Anyone exprecienced this ?
>> Any comments/suggestions ?
>> 
>> Harry
>> PA3ARM at arrl.net
>> Harry.van.Enckevort at tiscali.nl
>> PA3ARM at veron.nl
>> 
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