[TenTec] [Orion] Microphone connections

[Tommy]

I'm in agreement with you on the age thing Bill, I experience the same
thing.

Your email had a hint of 'bait' to it, especially since you said you used a
Jupiter, which of course also has a 4-pin mike connector. That I can recall,
Ten Tec has always had four pin mike connectors and why go to 8-pin when
four will do the job? It's kinda funny to read this reflector and read about
folks having problems with the mike connector. I run an Orion and a Titan 3
and have certainly had no RF feedback problems with my set up. However,
having invested in the Orion and Titan 3, the very first thing I did was
install a dedicated ground system with 8' copper rods, #2 solid copper wire
into the shack, and copper bus bars along the baseboard and the back of my
desk. I also have dedicated 115VAC outlets and 220VAC outlets. Just because
you pay a lot of bucks for a radio system, does not mean it will run
flawless in a poorly set up operating position.

Heil primarily makes their audio equipment for foreign radios, which most
all use 8-pin mike connectors. Just because Heil uses 8 pin connectors is
not the end of the world either, as my Heil connector conversion from the
8-pin to a Ten Tec supplied 4-pin connector took all of about 30 minutes.

Anyway, glad your gonna keep your Orion, they are very good radios.

73,

Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Lathan" <ak5k at arrl.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] [Orion] Microphone connections


> Knowing how to make the changes is quite different from the ability to
make
> the changes. Getting old has it drawbacks; the hands get old, too, and no
> longer work as well as when young. No, I won't return the Orion; that was
a
> bit tongue-in-cheek that obviously missed its mark. As far as other
comments
> on the topic have gone, it appears Ten-Ten would have been better in the
> long run to use either an 8-pin or XLR connector. Thus, I'm glad I brought
> up the topic; it's prompted a wealth of information in the responses.
>
> Bill, AK5K
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 6:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] [Orion] Microphone connections
>
>
> > Bill...I certainly agree with you. YOUR best solution is to exercise the
> 30
> > day policy and get a rig with on 8-pin connector. If you don't know how
to
> > make the appropriate changes, makes one wonder how you got your ticket?
> I'm
> > even surprised you would accept the plain ole LCD screen when you could
> have
> > a pretty colored one?
> >
> > Tom - W4BQF
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Lathan" <ak5k at arrl.net>
> > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 5:18 PM
> > Subject: [TenTec] [Orion] Microphone connections
> >
> >
> > Although Ten-Tec indicates a possibility of RF getting into the rig if
the
> > microphone shell is not connected ot the shield of the microphone cable,
> I'm
> > curious as to whether this is seen as a real-life problem. I have
invested
> > in some Heil equipment that I use with my Jupiter, the Pro Set Plus, for
> > example, that causes no problem with the Jupiter, but if Ten-Tec is to
be
> > believed, I must not use that headset with the Orion without kludging
the
> > connectors. Likewise with the CC-1 with the footswitch connection that
> Heil
> > sells that can be connected to the Studio One microphone. I don't want
to
> > mess up my new radio, but at the same time, I don't want to waste my
> > investment either. Or perhaps I should take advantage of the 30 day
return
> > policy and get a radio that uses an 8-pin connector that precludes these
> > problems.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Bill, AK5K
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