[TenTec] Orion II 2.033 AM Transmit Output

[Ron Castro]

The O2 in v. 2.032 was the same, which is good news, since TT will probably 
be able to get that one fixed in the next week or two.

Ron N6AHA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wesattaway at bellsouth.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II 2.033 AM Transmit Output


> For what it is worth ..... I have an Orion "classic", v2.056,
> modified sweep, never sent back to the factory, and I just
> measured the AM output on my Bird wattmeter.  I did this out of
> curiosity due to the recent reflector discussions.
>
> The carrier output was between 22 and 25 watts on 80, 40, 20 and
> 10.  Did not check other bands.  The Orion meter and the Bird
> measured essentially the same output, give or take a needle
> width.
>
> I have made a few AM QSOs on 80 and have received good reports
> using a Heil Studio One mic and TX EQ of  -10.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Grant
> Youngman
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 9:18 AM
> To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion II 2.033 AM Transmit Output
>
> I rechecked the carrier level output on several bands this
> morning on AM.
>
> It should automatically set to approximately 25 watts (or about
> 1/4 of the
> power at full output).  This is what it is doing:
>
> 160M 30+ W (too high to achieve 100% modulation)
> 80M 10 W
> 40M 5 W
> 20M 2-3 W
> 15,10M 2 W
>
> Some have reported output as high as 50 watts -- maybe that is a
> reference
> to peak output with modulation?  The carrier output level on 160M
> is too
> high to be able to achieve 100% modulation given the output
> capability of
> the Orion II.
>
> Grant/NQ5T
>
>
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