[TenTec] TT Orion: Also SEMI-BK-IN possible ?

[jack]

i have no idea why the big fuss over QSK ...when i discovered full breakin
out went the need/use for anything else ...if the amp won't do QSK replace
it! jack ak7o

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ulrich Hilsinger" <dh0ghu at dh0ghu.de>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 2:39 PM
Subject: [TenTec] TT Orion: Also SEMI-BK-IN possible ?


> Hello,
>
> a lot of words have been exchanged for the QSK/PTT theme - for me, just
> another problem concerning QSK operation is important right now while
> planning my station upgrade:
> If I purchase the ORION, I want to use him not only for HF Contesting &
> DXing, but also for my VHF/UHF contest activities too. Doing this, I
> will use my existing VHF/UHF equipment. I'm absolutely not shure about
> the QSK-proofness of the components in my actual configuration,
> especially if regarding this from a MTBF point of view. I even would
> state: It is not really QSK proof.
> Actually, for this reason, I operate the equipment in semi-break-in
> (only during longer periods without dot or dash, the TRX switches to
> RX), which can be defined with the VOX adjustment.
> Is such a semi-break-in possible with the ORION ? Otherwise, I'll get
> some problems and probably have to use some awful tricks to get it
> integrated in my VHF/UHF contesting environment.
>
> For those knowing the VHF scene a bit: The current equipment for 2m
> consists of a TS850S, a SSB-Electronic LT2S-MKII transverter and a BEKO
> HLV300 MOSFET linear amp. On 70cm, the same TS850 feeds a LT70S which
> powers a BEKO HLV120/3 bipolar amplifier. Cables to the antennas are
> short, so no care has to be taken about preamp sequencing: there are none.
> One of the two bands, most probably the more difficult 2m band, shall be
> moved to the ORION. The other band will be handled by the TS850,
> allowing something comparable to SO2R operation :-). It would be fine to
> have everything running for the ARRL international DX / SSB part, which
> is on the same weekend as our next big VHF test.. humm I nearly should
> by 2 Orions for that purpose :-)
> And yes: it is out of question to change the VHF/UHF equipment, that's
> just a few eurocents too expensive...
>
> By the way, the last time I used manual PTT keying for CW was when I
> operated my old IC202 for some contest and DX QSOs on 2m... that's been
> back in 1996... I really do not see a drawback in the "missing" PTT
> abilities. As long as a semi-breakin decay time can be set high enough
> for the problem described above.
>
>
> 73,
> my best wishes for 2004,
>
> Ulrich DH0GHU
> dh0ghu at dh0ghu.de
> http://www.dh0ghu.de
>
>
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