[TenTec] Orion Aux Audio output (explained)

[ROBERT CARROLL]

I consider the "commonality" of many of the connectors on the Orion to be
one of the dumbest things about the design.  I have never had another rig
that did not use distinct or keyed connectors to prevent you from plugging
in the wrong cable.  The front panel key/phone jack issue seems the worst to
me since you can easily send the audio output stage to silicon Hades.  

But the performance outweighs the warts, and my Orion 1 has been very stable
for a long time now.

Bob W2WG

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of K4IA at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:03 AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Aux Audio output (explained)

Red faced and embarrassed, I am compelled to exhibit the depth of my  
ignorance so that others may benefit from my folly:
 
It seems I had the cables plugged into the Remote Encoder jack instead of  
the AUX I/O jack.  Little did I know one size fits all and how can you tell

when you are reaching behind a radio just praying you can get the plug
aligned  
so it will fit in?  I may put a piece of tape over the Remote jack just to
be 
sure this doesn't happen again.
 
The reason the receive audio varied with the volume control was that my  
microphone was on top of the speaker and picking up the audio coming out of
the  
speaker and that was what was fed to my computer and displayed on the
screen.  
If I turned up the volume, the speaker was louder and the mic  picked up
more 
audio.  
 
Even with the cable plugged in the wrong jack I was able to record and  
playback wave files because the Microkeyer was sending the audio to the
right  
places (Mic to computer / computer to mic).
 
I have reloaded 2.056 and verified that the Aux I/O is still a fixed  level.

I think I need to go to bed before I do something else dumb.
 

K4ia  "Buck"
Fredericksburg, Virginia USA
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