[TenTec] Orion & Tune button

[W9MWS@aol.com]

My Orion, vintage December 2004, puts out 20 Watts in tune with the meter  
showing just a mark over 20 and the Bird 43 showing right on 20 Watts.
 
My power setting is 50 watts.  Pressing the power button puts the  Orion 
meter a needle width under 50 on the internal meter and 48 watts on the  Bird.
 
I guess I have a good one!  8^)
 
73, Mike W9MWS
 
In a message dated 2/26/2005 6:57:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
shristov at ptt.yu writes:

My Orion  puts out 20 W in TUNE mode, but the meter shows over 40 W.

I've  determined that the meter itself is highly  nonlinear.


73,