[TenTec] Orion Losing RX Audio

Richard Detweiler rdetweil at hotmail.com
Mon Jul 12 10:28:45 EDT 2004


I have set up MOX with Aux IO and rear panel key ( no internal keyer ) using 
K1EL winkey.

When this happens to me, I will send a single dit through the paddles to 
clear the RX lock up.

Have seen this many times and reported,  then found the extra dit clears it 
right away.

It doesn't seem to happen when the Aux IO is set to NONE or KEY.

73's
Rich
K5SF

>From: Duane A Calvin <ac5aa at juno.com>
>Reply-To: tentec at contesting.com
>To: tentec at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Losing RX Audio
>Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:05:26 -0500
>
>YES!!  He simply wasn't hearing me with low power, and was handing out a
>lot of 539 reports, so since my 17m antenna is a 80/40m vertical, I knew
>I need to use all the power I had (well, 600w worth anyway - no sense
>making the neighbors get restless!).
>
>OK on the SubRX -- that is what I had (a LOT) with the Orion I used last
>fall, but that would have been on earlier firmware.  I updated it twice I
>think in the 4 weeks I had it.  It did not appear to be related to use of
>the amp, and made the SubRX practically useless.  Again, I wrote this off
>to shipping damage, and reported it to the next user.  It was to be used
>for TT's video, but I looked at the one on the resulting video, and I
>think they swapped in a different one because the one I had had some
>distinguishing marks on the Orion emblem that would make it easy to spot
>and would be almost impossible to repair.
>
>OK, will keep an eye out for it Tommy, and will report any problem to
>ditsnbits and let you know.  BTW I discovered another problem this
>weekend and reported it.  Small issue.  Because the Orion does not change
>the frequency display when the RIT or XIT are engaged, the frequency
>reported back via software incorrectly reflects only the frequency
>displayed.  It should be adding the +/- RIT offset.  I believe this
>worked correctly on the Omni VI+.
>
>         73,  Duane
>
>
>On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:34:04 -0400 "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net> writes:
> > The question is:  Did you snag S9SS??
> >
> > Yes, when the SubRX breaks into oscillation, the SubRX S-mtr goes to
> > about
> > 3/4 scale.
> >
> > Tom - W4BQF
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa at juno.com>
> > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 10:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Losing RX Audio
> >
> >
> > > I use an Alpha 99 via keying loop 1, but I use the KEY input on
> > the rear
> > > (y-adapter for the Logikey on one side and the parallel port
> > circuit on
> > > the other side).  Have only run about 30 minutes of fairly heavy
> > DX
> > > chasing (calling S9SS this afternoon), and no problem yet.
> > Granted, I
> > > haven't given it a lot of chance to fail, but maybe using the key
> > input
> > > makes a difference? (This is similar to a problem reported
> > earlier, if I
> > > remember right, but I don't recall it being linked to the SubRX
> > going
> > > "into oscillation" - doesn't the SubRX S-meter go to 3/4 scale or
> > so?)
> > >
> > >         73,  Duane
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:53:18 -0500 "A. Sewell" <n5na at att.net>
> > writes:
> > > > I'm running an Alpha 89.  I had been using Keying Loop 1 when I
> > > > operated in
> > > > the WPX contest but I am just using Amp Key 1 now instead of
> > the
> > > > loop.
> > > >
> > > > 73,
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
> > > > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 5:40 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Losing RX Audio
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > What amplifier are you  running with your Orion? Are you
> > using
> > > > either
> > > > Keying
> > > > > Loop 1 or Keying Loop 2 with your amp?
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "jack" <jfriend31 at comcast.net>
> > > > > To: "A. Sewell" <n5na at att.net>; <tentec at contesting.com>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 6:34 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Losing RX Audio
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > i find that loss of audio interesting. i have one computer
> > > > controlled
> > > > > keyer
> > > > > > in the back socket of my Orion and an MFJ keyer in the front
> > CW.
> > > > neither
> > > > > has
> > > > > > caused even one moment's problem for the Orion. i have used
> > all
> > > > the
> > > > > firmware
> > > > > > since my Orion arrived with the 1.358 version installed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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