[TenTec] v2.0 firmware...

[Toby Pennington]

Jeff,  It would be good to wait and see if the sweep is going to work right
before taking the Orion apart to do the V2 mod.  If the sweep is not
improved in 2.0 then no mod will be necessary.   I am using version 1.367
and find the sweep works really well in this version. Love to use the sweep
on cw.  The firmware is very stable also in this older version.

Toby  W4CAK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Griffin" <kb2m at comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] v2.0 firmware...


> Thanks for the info Carl. When ver 2 comes out, I now will have a reason
to
> also do the mic mod...
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py at arrl.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] v2.0 firmware...
>
>
> > The CPU/DSP board on the Orion needs a small mod in order for the sweep
to
> > work with version 2 firmware.  Version 2 firmware will run on an Orion
> > without this mod.  But the sweep requires this mod to be done.  This mod
> > can
> > be done by anyone with reasonable skill at soldering.  It takes about 2
> > hours to perform the mod.  The Orion front panel has to be removed to
get
> > to
> > the board.  Two jumper wires have to be soldered and 2 land patterns
have
> > to
> > be cut.
> >
> > Carl Moreschi N4PY
> > Franklinton, NC
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa at juno.com>
> > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:43 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] v2.0 firmware...
> >
> >
> >> Seems to me that we don't yet KNOW that the CPU/DSP board has to be
> >> "replaced" to accept Ver 2.0 firmware.  The original information
> >> certainly did not support that conclusion.  So, I suggest we hold fire
> >> until we hear more. This may be a misinterpretation of the facts, or it
> >> could mean what has been said.
> >>
> >>         73,  Duane
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:53:18 -0600 "Don and Diana Cunningham"
> >> <wb5hak at duracom.net> writes:
> >> > I just bought a demo Orion from them last week, and sure would have
> >> > been
> >> > nice to know that this CPU/DSP board needed to be upgraded (or has
> >> > been
> >> > already) to accept version 2.0 software!!  I emailed to ask about
> >> > this, but
> >> > no reply as yet.  I may call, as my "30 day trial" isn't over yet,
> >> > hi.  I
> >> > hate to have to ship it in, as the UPS gorillas punched a sizeable
> >> > hole in
> >> > the box in it's first voyage.  I was just very lucky that Ten Tec
> >> > builds a
> >> > "false bottom" in their boxes and that one thing saved my Orion!  By
> >> > the
> >> > way, I LOVE the Orion, and Stan Brock and I felt that my operating
> >> > style
> >> > wouldn't benefit from the extra features of the Orion II.  I run
> >> > predominately RTTY on the upper bands, and some 160m casual SSB.
> >> > Hoping to
> >> > get my CW skills back up to par, but that's after I learn the
> >> > cockpit of the
> >> > Orion, hi.  Any digital tips from you experts is appreciated!!
> >> > Running AFSK
> >> > with a Hal ST-6000, and loving it!
> >> > 73,
> >> > Don, WB5HAK
> >> >
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> >>
> >> --------------------------------------
> >> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> >> Austin, Texas
> >>
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