[TenTec] Orion CW keying with v 2.054 & 2.055 using Acom 2000

[NE3H Joe Shuey]

I had a similar problem this past weekend during the SSB Contest. Talked to
Alpha Power today who knew about the problem. DO NOT USE the KEYING LOOP was
their advice. Just key (My Alpha 87A) amp with the AMP KEY 1 (or 2) line.
Their take was that the Keying Loop was designed to be used with the TenTec
Titan which has relays (slower) than the PIN diodes used in Alpha 87A. 

I use an O2.

Regards,
NE3H

-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrence Stoskopf [mailto:stoskopf at tri.net] 
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:07 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion CW keying with v 2.054 & 2.055 using Acom 2000

The filter does wonders on the early Orions.  The other alternative is to 
use a small program that Krazy (sp?) at Acom has written for software 
control.  I don't have it, but he mentioned it at Dayton one year. 

I had a strange problem this weekend.  I use the SteppIR with the N8LP 
protection box in line with the TX line.  Decided to do some in the DX 
contest this weekend, strictly on 40 and didn't turn on the Yagi stuff.  
Everytime I turned the Acom to Operate, the RX would quiet.  Fiddled for a 
while and finally made about 30 contacts pushing the standby button between 
exchanges.  Finally brightend up and took the N8LP out of the loop and 
things worked.  Duh!
Back to the old Command Set I used to use! 

N0UU