[TenTec] Orion Question - Answered

N1EU n1eu@yahoo.com
Sat, 9 Mar 2002 06:36:45 -0800 (PST)


Thanks for the clarification Dale - I had the wrong
impression on the receive antenna inputs.  Just guess
you might have to add some external protection to
avoid transmitting through the Beverage that is
connected to one of the SO 239's (ouch).

Tnx/73,
Barry  N1EU

--- Dale L Martin <kg5u@hal-pc.org> wrote:
> 
> With two antenna inputs and one RX antenna input,
> you have three receive
> antennas to select from from either receiver.
> 
> The two SO-238 would be swapped between the two
> receivers; they are not
> fixed to their respective receivers.  The RX ant
> input should be switchable
> between the two.
> 
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-admin@contesting.com]On
> > Behalf Of N1EU
> > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 08:12
> > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TenTec] Orion Question
> >
> >
> > The Orion description on the TenTec site indicates
> > provision for two receive antennas.  After looking
> at
> > Joe's nice Orion photos (thanks Joe!), I see input
> for
> > only one rx antenna and switching for only one. 
> On
> > the off chance someone is headed to Charlotte
> today
> > and reads this, perhaps you could ask about this?
> >
> > This is one serious radio!
> >
> > 73,
> > Barry  N1EU
> >
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