[TenTec] Orion & SSCW - Comments?

[jack]

spooky ...maybe related to the season??? HI jack

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh Kelly" <jkelly at HiWAAY.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion & SSCW - Comments?


> Hi Jack and the group this is Josh, N4VB.  I had the same thing (on rx
only)
> today..  I switched
>
> from user 2 back to user 1, and there was no sound, nothing.  The s met.
was
> moving and the sweep
>
> had strong signals on it.   Same on ssb on all bands.  In about 5 mi. the
> sound started to return, but in
>
> waves???   In 10 to 15 mi. all was ok.  I was like the squelch went wild.
> DXUPON all.....
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jack" <jfriend31 at comcast.net>
> To: "A. Sewell N5NA" <n5na at arrl.net>; <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 8:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion & SSCW - Comments?
>
>
> > i have had the Orion quit transmitting in the middle of a transmission a
> > couple times ...turning it off and back on again fixed the problem for
the
> > moment ...it is a funny feeling to note that TX all of a sudden stops
and
> > there is nothing but off and back on again to get back on the air
...jack
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "A. Sewell N5NA" <n5na at arrl.net>
> > To: <TenTec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 4:37 PM
> > Subject: [TenTec] Orion & SSCW - Comments?
> >
> >
> > > Any comments on how the Orion performed in SS this past weekend?
> > >
> > > I don't have any deep technical comments but mine performed great!  I
> > never
> > > remember being able to pull out so many weak signals.  I could always
> find
> > a
> > > spot to squeeze into.  I even found the noise blanker will take out
key
> > > clicks!
> > >
> > > I did have two interesting occurances.  I was CQing with no takers so
> quit
> > > and tuned up the band.  I discovered I wasn't hearing anything but
noise
> > yet
> > > there were all kinds of signals on the sweep display.  I cycled the
> power
> > > and the signals returned.  This only happend once.
> > >
> > > Another time no one was answering my calls.  I checked and had zero
> output
> > > power.  Again, cycling the power returned everything to normal.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Alan  N5NA
> > >
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