[Orion] Orion Digest, Vol 43, Issue 7

[Charlie, W0YG]

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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:
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> >> 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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