[TenTec] Orion in SO2R

[Bob Henderson]

Grant Youngman wrote:

>>altogether pedestrian rate. When you change band from the front panel
>>or under computer control it takes about two seconds for the frequency
>>readout to update.
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>I did some testing there, and although I don't currently have my remote 
>connection plugged in, band change from the panel appears to be well 
>under one second, including the time required to actually depress the 
>band button.  I can't make it take two seconds no matter what I do.
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There may well be differences with different firmware revisions, I don't 
know.  I am using 1.366.  On my Orion, band change itself is quite 
quick, it's the time to update the frequency display having instigated a 
band change that takes rather longer.  In any event, I didn't draw 
attention to this as a problem of great significance in its own right 
but as a symptom of a more fundamental issue.  Niggles but not stoppers, 
I believe I suggested.

>>copy them.  It's an art you fellas will understand and one which I
>>have been unable to practice with the Orion, because the choppiness 
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>>the synthesiser 
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>This effect is certainly there.  One thing that exacerbates it is sweep, 
>which seems to consume a good bit of processor resources.  Running 
>with sweep off significantly reduces the magnitude of the effect as you 
>have described it, although it doesn't eliminate it.
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I don't use the band scope.  It's just an unecessary additional overhead 
on a system that's already straining.

Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F