[TenTec] Re: [Orion] Transverters and Orion

[Joe Giacobello, K2XX]

Thanks for your input, Ulrich.  I'm also quite pleased with the Orion's 
performance with the transverter.  It seems that there is a minor 
problem with the power control though.

73 and 55,

Joe

Ulrich Hilsinger wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've never seen this output power control problem. With my ORION, I 
> easily can control the transverter output power from nothing til max 
> with the front panel control. It works excellent.
> I use it together with a SSB electronic LT2S-MKII transverter.
> By the way, this combination is much more performant than the usually 
> (at least here in central Europe) used contest setups using a TS850 as 
> transverter IF transceiver. The TS850 suffered from a very limited 
> transverter power variation range (only few dB) and from a severe 
> instability over the normal operating temperature range. (A TS850 is 
> still in use for 70cm here, while the ORION is doing an excellent job 
> for 2m and 23cm)
>
> 73,
> Ulrich
> dh0ghu at dh0ghu.de
> http://www.dh0ghu.de
>
>
> Joe Giacobello schrieb:
>
>> Back a couple of months ago, I had received some info from one or two 
>> folks who were using DEM transverters with the Orion.  Unfortunately, 
>> I had multiple HD crashes and lost the info and the IDs of the 
>> correspondents.  If you're the guy(s) who corresponded with me, 
>> please resend the info.  (K9YC was this you?)
>>
>> I am successfully using a DEM 6M transverter with the Orion.  The 
>> only problem that I've observed is that the power output is not 
>> variable via the Orion's front panel power output control. The output 
>> is either zero or maxed; there's no in-between.  TT service says that 
>> there's something wrong with the Orion and to send it in for 
>> service.  It's not enough of a problem for me to do that, but I 
>> wonder if others using a transverter are able to vary their output 
>> power via the front panel control.
>>
>> I would also like to be able to easily switch between DEM 6M and 2M 
>> transverters.  The only way I see to do this is via a multi-wafer 
>> switch that switches four lines (I think.  I haven't really looked at 
>> the switching requirements that closely.)  Is anyone out there 
>> currently switching the Orion between multiple transverters?  I'd 
>> like to know exactly what you're doing.
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> Joe
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