[TenTec] Help please , Orion with Alpha 91B

[Bob Henderson]

Alan

Mine is set at 0%.

Bob

A. Sewell wrote:

>Bob / Pete,
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>What do you guys recommend the EXT T/R Delay be set to on the Orion? 0 %?
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>Alan  N5NA
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>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 4:04 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Help please , Orion with Alpha 91B
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>>Hi Bob, I guess I will have to re-read what I wrote. Sometimes with two
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>grandkids, two dogs, and Kritter the hamshack cat buzzing around what I
>write does not come out all that clearly. Especially because the five pets
>suffer more or less from jealosy.
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>>But the ONLY way I ever used the 87A is with the single shielded cable
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>from the Orion to the Alpha, with keying loop off.
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>>I have no experience with the 91B, but my comments should have read that
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>IF the 91B switches as fast as the 87A the only thing you need is a shielded
>cable. There are other ways of doing things, but that's what I try first on
>any amplifier and it usually works quite well.
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>>73  Pete Allen  AC5E
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>>--
>>Never squat with your spurs on
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>>>Pete
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>>>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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