[TenTec] Orion ALC

[Grant Youngman]

> I have just placed an order for a Orion and downloaded the manual to
> get a jump on things. In looking at the picture of the back of the
> radio and reading the manual,I see no ALC output. I run a Quadra SS
> amp that requires ALC input, am I missing something? 

This question has come up a couple of times.

The Orion has no provision for taking  ALC input from an amp.  It's 
generally unnecessary with tube amplifiers.  However, one contributor 
pointed out that the SS amps (Quadra and others) use ALC feedback to 
the radio as a first level of protection (by shutting down RF drive) if 
something goes awry in the amp.

Might be worth a discussion with Yaesu tech support, about the 
advisability of using this amp without ALC to the exciter.

Grant/NQ5T