[TenTec] Orion issues

[Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales]

At 03:23 PM 1/9/04 -0500, you wrote:


>Consider you are in a QSO and have adjusted the RIT (no one ever calls you
>back on frequency) the CUT/PBT and the BW.  Now you finish with him and 
>want to
>listen around.  Here is what you have to do to return the radio to a neutral
>setup:
>
>1.  Look at the BW button to be sure you are in BW mode.  If not, push the
>button to get to BW
>
>2.  Twiddle the knob to open the filter back up.  Maybe four or five twists
>and, since twists are not precise, you have to watch the display to look for
>the filter width you want
>
>3.  Push the PBT button to get in PBT mode
>
>4.  Hold the button for 2 seconds to zero it.

 >  5. Hold the RIT button to zero it

You can cut all of these steps down by pressing the HI CUT
/ LO CUT encoder to reset the PBT value to zero rather than the
PBT / BW encoder.

For opening and closing filters with less knob turning, I'd suggest putting
them at a higher resolution - like 50 Hz or 100 Hz steps rather than the
default 10 Hz.  10 Hz steps is about 400 Hz BW tuning with a complete
turn of the encoder knob - you can adjust the knob a small amount when
using 50 Hz steps and run the filters 800, 850, 900, etc.

It's item PBT / BW Step in the RX menu.

Pushing the RIT encoder resets RIT to zero instantly.

Scott Robbins, W4PA


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