[TenTec] [Orion] O2 Tx audio quality

[Ron Castro]

Yes...in fact I joined that very QSO later in the evening after I ate 
dinner.  We keep missing each other!  If you're listening now, I'm on a 
bizarre QSO on 3815 with WG6K, AE6QV and some drunk who's harassing us.  I 
hilarious!

Ron N6AHA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <k6kdk at k6kdk.net>
To: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
<tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] [Orion] O2 Tx audio quality


> Ron,
>
> I have also heard John, W6FE, on his Flex.  It sounded dead clean to me...
> I have started recording MP3 audio clips of all these on air encounters, 
> and
> will be listing them on an internet server page, so you (or whoever is
> interested) can just listen to them over and over again (hihi..) and draw
> their own conclusions.
>
> In a detailed QSO tonight with K0SXO and N4ZZ (two very expert contesters
> and multiple Orion owners!) they confirmed the audio differences between
> software versions and TX audio. I think you maybe heard that QSO as well?
>
> 73s few new  -Dan  K6KDK
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>
> To: <k6kdk at k6kdk.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
> <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] [Orion] O2 Tx audio quality
>
>
>> Whoops....sent that last e-mail before I wrote a message!
>>
>> I talked to W6FE last night on 3.847 later on in the evening last night,
> and
>> heard that distortion first hand.  He blames it on his 'gravelly voice,
> but
>> it didn't sound that way to me.  There was definitely a problem.  He
>> switched to a Flex Radio and had the same distortion, so I think it could
> be
>> in his mic or some other equipment he uses up front of the rigs...or 
>> maybe
>> it really is his voice!
>>
>> I'll stop in on that frequency tonight and if you're on, you can listen 
>> to
>> my O2 and see what you think...
>>
>> Ron N6AHA
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <k6kdk at k6kdk.net>
>> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 8:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] [Orion] O2 Tx audio quality
>>
>>
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Ronald Gorski" <R.Gorski at Astronautics.com>
>> > To: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>
>> > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 10:30 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [Orion] O2 Tx audio quality
>> >
>> >
>> >>>I heard another O2 user over the weekend who's audio sounded 
>> >>>distorted,
>> >>>but since I was just getting ready to leave the house I didn't have a
>> >>>chance to talk to him.  If I run into him again (he's usually around 
>> >>>on
>> >>>75
>> >>>at night) I'll see if I can get an idea about what might be causing 
>> >>>his
>> >>>problem, and report it back here.
>> >>
>> >> Please do. I think there are more of us out there. I am starting to
> think
>> >> that there may be a hardware problem with the audio board.
>> >> 73, Ron
>> >>
>> >>>Ron N6AHA
>> >
>> > Ron,   Yes, there are more of you out there.. I just had QSO w/ N9AU
>> > running a O2 (worst audio I ever heard!), last night QSO w/ W6FE, with
>> > same breakup on peaks, he was also running O2.  This is exactly same
> audio
>> > break up you get if you run an O1 and load Ver 2.055.  But of course if
>> > you have O1 you just cure it by going back to Ver 1.371, if you have O2
> I
>> > don't know what you do about it. Most are handling the frustration by
>> > talking themselves into... "must be some sort of RF in the shack"..
>> > hihi...
>> >
>> > -Dan
>> >
>> >
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