TT Re: [TenTec] ORION QRQ tests

[Tommy]

The Ten Tec schematics for the Orion are downloadable from the rfsquared web
site. You may need a magnifying glass to read them, but they are available
to everyone.

Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Ewing" <martin at aa6e.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 6:49 PM
Subject: TT Re: [TenTec] ORION QRQ tests


> I'm not sure. You may have noticed: the Orion is a black box! :-) That's
> one reason this reflector is so busy. There was precious little mystery
> about my previous rig, the TS-520S. The schematic said it all.
>
> I am not sure what your distinction is. The manual says that QSK Delay
> "slows the QSK action" whatever that means. For me, it behaves like
> semi-breakin. The T/R is in the "T" mode longer, but of course with key
> up it's not transmitting. Maybe it would be quicker to respond to the
> next key down when it's still in "T" mode.
>
> On the other hand, you might be right about just blanking Rx audio. The
> reed relay (or whatever gadget makes the noise) goes plink-plink-plink
> for each dit I send, even at 60 wpm and 100% delay. Maybe that's really
> the mark of "T" mode? The antenna switch? Choose your own semantics.
>
> 73, Martin
>
> Sinisa Hristov wrote:
>
> >Martin Ewing wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Yes, except the QSK Delay adjustment seems to work like "VOX Hang". At
> >>100% setting, it holds Tx mode for maybe 0.5 second.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >Are you sure that it actually holds TX active,
> >as opposed to just delaying receive audio?
> >
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Sinisa  YT1NT, VA3TTN
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