[TenTec] An example of changing Orion firmware to meet expectations of the operator.

[Duane A Calvin]

I appreciate the design point of having two receivers, not two VFO's, and
the potential flexibility that this provides us as users.  This does
bring up the difficulty of how to manage the added complexity.  For
example, as a DX'er, the thing I need in a rig to have an edge when the
DX suddenly says "up 5" is the ability to be there and be the first guy
he works there.  With my Omni VI+, that meant punching in XIT and dialing
up 5 - very easy and fast.  With the Orion, however, if I want to make
use of the 2nd RX for listening to the pile, it's more of a problem.  I
punch A>B, then I have to remember to set TX to B, then I dial up 5 on
the B VFO/receiver.  Hopefully the mode, PBT and BW follow since I'll
also be listening on B to see where I am in the pileup (after all, it had
been set to a shortware AM broadcast station).  

I'd like to see a "quick split" function that is definable by the user to
do multiple things (perhaps activated by a 'long push' on the A>B
button).  It might do the following:

        - Copy A settings to B (user selectable as to which additional
settings besides freq/mode)
        - Set TX to B 
        - Optionally reset the headphone audio to a user defined
preference

There could be a complementary function that works the other way -
copying from B>A on a long push and doing all the same functions but in
the other order (TX to A, etc.)
        
What's important is how it will be used, and how to implement in a way
that brings an advantage to the user. 

        73, Duane


On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 09:19:49 -0500 "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at comcast.net>
writes:
> > -- VFO's are not receivers --
> 
  I suspect that not everyone buys into the traditionalist 
> view of 
> what switching VFOs ... uh .. receivers ... uh .. VFOs?  what?   I'm 
> 
> confused just thinking about it. :-)
> 
> (It was good the way it was)
> 
> Grant/NQ5T
> 
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Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas