[TenTec] Orion reset

[n4lq]

Well speaking of Mysteries, Why would the Mystery antenna be quieter 
than a Carolina Windom? What part of the Windom was making noise? 
N4LQ

-----Original Message-----
From: "Toby Pennington" <toby423 at earthlink.net>
To: "George" <w2yj at highstream.net>, <tentec at contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:00:17 -0500
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion reset

> It's interesting that a couple are finding the Orion receiver to be
> noisy.
> I find the Orion to be very quiet at my shack and since I have
> installed the
> W5GI Mystery antenna in place of my Carloina Windom I find it to be
> even
> quieter.  On 80 meters from 1 to 2 s units quieter with no loss of
> transmitted signal on the other end as far as I can tell.  So I totally
> do
> not understand the posts about noise unless there is something new
> going on
> with the newer Orions. I have a first production run Orion.
> 
> Also, lately I havent experienced any receiver crashes while running
> the
> sweep in cw mode. So I am wondering if this has been fixed.  Anyone
> else
> experiencing this lately?
> 
> If you run the RFgain at lets say 50% or so, then the NR when engaged
> takes
> the
> rf gain back up to 100% even though the display says 50%.  It was
> explained
> to me that there has to be some noise for the NR to work and with the
> RF
> gain down that low there is nothing (on my rig no noise at all) for it
> to
> work with. Again,  the noise reports are puzzling to me.
> 
> Toby   W4CAK
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George" <w2yj at highstream.net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion reset
> 
> 
> > Duane;
> > I sent John a note concerning the Orion and my opinions. I don't like
> to
> > post my opinions on the reflector and get bashed!!!
> > I told him that I was only mildly satisfied with my Orion. I've had
> it for
> 2
> > months now and I still find the background noise annoying as compared
> to
> my
> > 746Pro. I was also disappointed in the scope and had heard that those
> having
> > keying troubles were told to turn off the scope. Not enough
> processing
> > time????
> > The NR seems useless to me, the screen isn't like my 756ProII. I run
> open
> > wire feeders right into the shack and I get what I deserve HI. The
> rig
> goes
> > into a "funny mode" when I run 1KW. I have to turn it off then back
> on.
> > There is only one serial output on the Orion, I need 2, one to my
> computer
> > and one to my StepIR beam controller.
> > George
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa at juno.com>
> > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 12:44 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion reset
> >
> >
> > > He's up in the Panhandle...  He's welcome to stop my my place and
> play
> > > with my Orion if he ever gets to Austin!
> > >
> > >        73,  Duane
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:05:37 -0500 "Steve N4LQ" <n4lq at iglou.com>
> writes:
> > >> Where are you John? Your callsign?
> > >>
> > >> Steve N4LQ
> > >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> From: "John Webb" <w5jmw at cableone.net>
> > >> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 7:25 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion reset
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >I was planning on ordering an Orion in a few days.NOW,you all
> have
> > >> me
> > >> > scared.It is a toss-up between the pro-3 and the orion.LIFE is
> so
> > >>
> > >> > confussing,hi...john
> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> > From: "Steve N4LQ" <n4lq at iglou.com>
> > >> > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:12 PM
> > >> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion reset
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >> John:
> > >> >> thanks for the info on those ferrites. I just ordered a bag.
> > >> >> Steve N4LQ
> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> >> From: "Robert Carroll" <rlcarroll at patmedia.net>
> > >> >> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > >> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:09 PM
> > >> >> Subject: RE: [TenTec] Orion reset
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
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