[TenTec] [Orion] Audio woes...no more!

[Duane A Calvin]

Thanks, Manny - a number of folks have suggested that.  I will give it a
try.  

        73,  Duane


On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:19:50 -0400 "Manuel Alonso"
<malonso at PROPLUMBING.NET> writes:
> Hello
> 
> Use the PTT line in the back of the rig on the I/O connector and 
> leave
> the mike plug in the front for audio only
> 
> Manny
> 
> KC4MNE
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Duane A Calvin
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:41 AM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] [Orion] Audio woes...no more!
> 
> 
> Rich,
>         That has been at the top of my list of things to try.  I 
> fully
> suspect RF is getting in from my footswitch and being coupled to 
> the
> audio circuitry through that connection to Pin 2.  If the Orion had 
> a
> MOX
> button, I could test this theory.
> 
>         73,  Duane
> 
> 
> On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 09:12:47 -0500 "Richard Detweiler"
> <rdetweil at hotmail.com> writes:
> > 
> > 
> > The older Heil adaptors that went with older TT's ,  tied the mic 
> 
> > ground and 
> > the PTT ground together.
> > 
> > I'm not sure about the newer ones for the Orion.
> > 
> > I upgraded Heil adaptor by cutting the PTT ground wire from pin 
> > where it was 
> > tied to the mic ground.  Soldered a small wire on the back of the 
> 4 
> > Pin 
> > connector at the cable clamp,  then spliced it to the wire I had 
> cut 
> > from 
> > pin 2.
> > 
> > Best wishes,
> > Rich
> > 
> > 
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> 
> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
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