[Orion] Hash noise Orion I

[Mike Bragassa]

Two days has gone by and the radio has worked perfect ("knock-on-wood"!)

I thank the 6-7 responders to my email.

There were three suggestions that supply voltage "is"  or "could be"  the problem.  

Guess what?  They were correct. Changing supplies  did the trick  on both problems: the hash noise and the disappearing display.

Cross my fingers this stays corrected.

I keep thinking thought that TenTec knows about this potential problem and said....nothing. Sure would have saved me some grief, inconvenience and some cash.

Marketing ploy, I guess.

Thanks to the group for being there...and particularly the individuals who responded.

73 de Mike, K5UO



From: "Mike Bragassa" <bragassa at consolidated.net>
Subject: [Orion] Hash noise Orion I
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If I increase my volume too much (...and I don't mean "floorboard") my radio starts making a very loud hash sound. The only remedy is to turn the radio off and then on. It happens whether I am using the speaker or headphones.

I had the radio into TenTec and they say they cannot replicate the problem. I have a problem accepting this statement as it is too easy for me to replicate it.....too easy!

It cost me several hundred dollars to hear this.....

On a second note, I also said that the display goes blank when transmitting... Another easy problem to replicate. Ten Tec could not..

I can live with the dead display when transmitting; but find the hash noise very irritating and inconvenient.

Has  anyone else experienced this hash noise and what was the remedy?

Mike, K5UO