[TenTec] 40M Split Operation

[Ron Castro]

I second that.  Just tried and it works the way it's supposed to.

Ron N6AHA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa at juno.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Cc: <service at tentec.com>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 40M Split Operation


> James,
>        Recommend you do a Master Reset and a RAM reset.  My Orion 565
> works just fine in split mode on 40m LSB.  I just experimented with the
> RX (VFO A) set anywhere from 7004 up to 7090 and it worked fine.  TX VFO
> (B) was set at 7180.  Listened on a Grundig YB-400.  Sounds fine.  I've
> also worked SSB DX contests on 40m where it's always split to the DX, and
> it has worked fine then too.  Currently I'm on 2.056 firmware, but works
> fine on 1.372 and earlier versions as well.
> 
>        Hope this helps.
> 
>        73,  Duane
> 
> 
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 04:25:58 -0000 "James Denneny Jr"
> <denneny at comcast.net> writes:
>> Ten-Tec Service:
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I have had the same issue with an Orion 565 & 566.   I am unable to 
>> operate
>> split operation LSB on 40 whenever my RX VFO is below 7100 with my 
>> TX VFO in
>> the US 40M SSB band (7150-7300).
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Is there something special I must set to enable this split 
>> operation?
>> Foreign DX stations hang out in the 7040-7075 Khz area and I am 
>> unable to
>> call them from within US phone band.  The minute I QSY my RX VFO 
>> above 7100,
>> I can TX split.  It does not make any difference whether VFO A or B 
>> is in RX
>> or TX. The result is the same.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Please reply
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Jim Denneny K7EG
>> 
>>  
>> 
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