[TenTec] Contest Data and Conclusions

[John Sheeley]

Tom
I don't remember why . I just turn both keying loops
on after a master reset just out of habbit. no other
reason and the Amp and Orion have worked from day one
with  the amp in the  qsk position. I have only used
CW one time to give a QRPer a 20 meter CW contact  for
WAS.I have not  lost transmit on my Orion in a year or
more . I think Ten-Tec corrected that problem in 1.369
or 1.370.I have a friend a  CW contester N4ZZ  ,He is
not having any transmit problems with his orions and
amps using qsk in contests.
I hit the send key by mistake before I finished this
email . hi hi

John

--- Tommy <aldermant at alltel.net> wrote:

> Thanks for the info John. I appreciate it.
> 
> I'm certainly not questioning what your doing John,
> I just don't 
> fully understand it. Can you please tell me why you
> have BOTH loop 1 
> and loop 2 turned on? Have you done any testing in
> Key Loop 1, using 
> CW in full QSK? And have you done any testing using
> Key Loop 2, 
> using CW in full QSK? I know you say it works fine
> for you in SSB, 
> but my problem is the Orion will randomly stop
> putting out RF when 
> using the Titan 3 in either Keying Loop 1 or Keying
> Loop 2. I have 
> never operated it with both keying loops turned on
> since I only have 
> the Orion connected to one Titan 3.
> 
> Certainly would appreciate more information.
> 
> Thanks John.
> 
> Tom - W4BQF
> 
> "So you have enemies?
> Good.
> That means you have stood up for something,
> sometime in your life."
> --Sir Winston Churchill--
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Sheeley" <wb4qda at yahoo.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Contest Data and Conclusions
> 
> 
> >I have Loop one and loop 2 turned on and the Titan
> 3
> > has worked for a year .I don't remember which
> Orion
> > Ruf I was using when I first got my Titan3 but 
> the
> > Amp has worked with
> > with all the Orion updates over the last year
> > including 1.372
> > and  qsl properly connected TxEN and
> > TxOUT cables.
> >
> > John
> > WB4QDA
> >
> > --- Tommy <aldermant at alltel.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I don't know if the problem is just with CW, but
> >> since you have no
> >> problems with the keying loop, it certainly would
> >> seem like a CW
> >> only problem. I have only tried SSB with the
> Orion
> >> and Titan one
> >> time for a short QSO.
> >>
> >> This is very interesting as you are the first
> person
> >> in 18 months
> >> that has actually said they are running an Orion
> and
> >> a Titan 3,
> >> other than myself. Are you using Keying Loop #1
> with
> >> your Titan? Did
> >> you have to do anything other than properly
> connect
> >> the TxEN and
> >> TxOUT cables? What version of firmware are you
> >> running?  My
> >> combination DOES work OK using v1.369, but none
> of
> >> the other
> >> firmware versions.
> >>
> >> Any additional info would be greatly appreciated
> >> John.
> >>
> >> Tom - W4BQF
> >>
> >> "So you have enemies?
> >> Good.
> >> That means you have stood up for something,
> >> sometime in your life."
> >> --Sir Winston Churchill--
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "John Sheeley" <wb4qda at yahoo.com>
> >> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:43 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Contest Data and
> Conclusions
> >>
> >>
> >> > Tommy
> >> >
> >> > Very Strange
> >> > MY Titan III works works fine with my  Orion's
> >> keying
> >> > loop for SSB.   Does it just happen with CW ??
> >> >
> >> > WB4QDA
> >> > John
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --- Tommy <aldermant at alltel.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> And while your doing what Bill suggest with
> >> Yaesu,
> >> >> also pick up the
> >> >> phone and call Ten Tec and ask them about
> fixing
> >> the
> >> >> Orion firmware
> >> >> so their Titan 3 will work on the Orion's
> keying
> >> >> loop. The standard
> >> >> answer you get is "Gosh, we have never heard
> of
> >> that
> >> >> problem
> >> >> before...are you sure you have all three wires
> >> >> hooked up correct?"
> >> >>
> >> >> Ten Tec's support for non-warranty products:
> >> "three
> >> >> to four weeks
> >> >> before we can look at it"...but of course at
> >> least
> >> >> they will
> >> >> eventually look at it!
> >> >>
> >> >> Tom - W4BQF
> >> >>
> >> >> "So you have enemies?
> >> >> Good.
> >> >> That means you have stood up for something,
> >> >> sometime in your life."
> >> >> --Sir Winston Churchill--
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >         I feel
> >> they
> >> >> are there on both
> >> >> counts.  The superiority of their
> >> >> > product has already been established by
> ARRL,
> >> >> RSGB, Sherwood,
> >> >> > W8JI and others.  The superiority of their
> >> support
> >> >> can be tested
> >> >> > by picking up a telephone and comparing
> their
> >> >> support to any of
> >> >> > the 3 majors.  Just try calling Yaesu to ask
> >> them
> >> >> if they will
> >> >> > fix your brand new MP's clicks for starters.
> >> ;-)
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> 73,  Bill  W4ZV
> >> >>
> >> >>
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