[TenTec] Help please , Orion with Alpha 91B

[A. Sewell]

Bob,

What setup do you use for keying your 87A with the Orion?

Alan  N5NA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Help please , Orion with Alpha 91B


> Pete
> 
> I'm flumoxed by your comment on the 87A.  The 87A is as fast a QSK amp 
> as I've ever seen.  It's awful with Ten Tec loop keying, because it 
> switches too fast for it.  My 87A with my Orion is good to better than 
> 100wpm, not that I send that fast.  When loop keyed it clips the 
> tail-end of character elements and is awful even at 18wpm.  Doesn't the 
> Titan still use a vacuum relay, which is why it needs loop keying in the 
> first place.
> 
> Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F
> 
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