[TenTec] Orion & Tune button

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Erbaugh" <mark at microenh.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 17:25
Subject: [TenTec] Orion & Tune button


> Would some Orion owners check out this and confirm (or refute) what I see?
>
> I understand the operation of the TUNE button is that when you push it,
the
> Orion puts out approximately 40w for tuning.

Yes.

> You push the TUNE button again
> to turn it off (this is without the internal tuner, which I don't have).

It appears to turn itself off when done tuning -good or bad.

Interestinbehavior when it cannot tune.  Orion screen flashes HIGH SWR but
when it stops
it says 'Tuned' on the screen.
> However, if you push the PWR button while in tune mode, the Orion will
> change to the output level set by the PWR value.
>
> Try this, set the PWR at 80 to 100 (full power). Hit the TUNE button. The
> Orion shows about 40 watts out. Hit the PWR button and the indicated power
> jumpt up.  Hit the TUNE button to stop the tuning. Now, hit the TUNE
button
> to start the tune process again. On my Orion, the meter indicates the
higher
> power level and then drops back to the 40 watt level.  However, this may
> just be the meter as an external meter indicates that the power output is
> constant at the 40 watt level.  This is when transmitting into a dummy
load.Don't think I've ever (one week) heard my Orion tune for more that 5
seconds.
>
> 73,
> Mark
>
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