[TenTec] Orion hookup questions

[nq5t at comcast.net]

Using the QSK keying loop will absolutely, positively prevent hot keying your amp.  It does what it's supposed to do.

The accesssory connector is a holdover from times before the firmware supported the FSK connection (and some other things).  It's easy enough to wire your own, with connector types on the cable ends that match whatever you need.  I think that's a better option than using the breakout cable supplied, with one more connector to cause potential problems, in any case.

Grant/NQ5T
> I received my Orion last week, and I'm now at the point of hooking  
> everything together.