[TenTec] v2.0 firmware...

[kb2m]

That is my plan, sit back and wait.

73 Jeff kb2m


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Toby Pennington" <toby423 at earthlink.net>
To: "Jeff Griffin" <kb2m at comcast.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
<tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] v2.0 firmware...


>
> 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
>> >>
>> >> http://home.austin.rr.com/ac5aa
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