[TenTec] About the ACOM/Orion

[Barry N1EU]

I can't answer all the questions but I use an Acom2000A.  It's an autotuning legal limit (+) amplifier, with extensive microprocessor control.  It monitors a slew of operating parameters and protects against any perceived problems.  I believe the problems being reported have to do with the amplifier sensing the presence of exciter r.f. when it doesn't want to see any r.f. coming from the exciter based on the keying loop handshake, but I might be wrong.

In its favor, its the quietest amp I've ever encountered, fast, will change bands with a single dit, lots of headroom, etc etc.

There's an Acom reflector at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/acom-list if you need more info.

73,
Barry N1EU

Jerry Volpe <kg6tt at tomorrowsweb.com> wrote:

>I am very curious about the ongoing thread on the Orion and the ACOM. 
>(The ACOM is a high-end linear amplifier?) Please, would someone take a 
>moment and provide a brief summary of the ACOM, in particular what makes 
>it unique and attractive overall. There seems to be a number of Orion 
>owners who are using it.What do the errors refered to actually do? 
>Shutdown the amp? What do you do to clear them? Are they related to QSK 
>operation? Are these errors generated by an 'ACOM' preceived impedance 
>mismatch with the Orion, over-drive, T/R timing issue?
>
>I am not about to offer any advice. Anything I would add would be 
>entirely theoretical and based on SOP troubleshooting and certainly 
>already tried numerous times. It would simply be more informative as an 
>interested party to have a more solid context for better 
>understanding.... and you never know there might be an ACOM/Orion 
>combination in my future too.
>
>Have a great day!
>Jerald, KG6TT
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