[TenTec] [Orion] Orion 2 - Anyone else notice this?

Joseph A. & Ruth O. Ryan ablee at bellsouth.net
Tue May 2 16:10:41 EDT 2006


My hookup is like Duane's..Running an O2 and I get no 'buzzing' or other
noise (other than the usual 'white noise' at 28.3 but, in my case a slight
'buzzing' starts at 28.6 and slowly increases in volume up thru 29.4mHz.
But even there, it's only an S1-3 level.
73's Joe, KX4JR

At 10:40 AM 05/02/2006, you wrote:
>Same here, Hank.  If I run the fan and the light in my 238B from that
>+12V socket, I get a "buzzing" above 28.300 MHz.  Nothing below that, but
>quite noticeable above.  It is teh brushes in the fan, I believe, but why
>I hear it only there is a mystery.
>
>         73,  Duane
>
>
>On Mon, 1 May 2006 22:08:53 -0700 "Pfizenmayer"
><pfizenmayer at worldnet.att.net> writes:
> > Got anything plugged into the 12 vdc outlet on the back of the O
> > besides
> > just the fan ??? I had weird noises on 10 meters because I had put a
> >  RCA to
> > two RCA cable on  to feed dc to both the fan and an external keyer.
> > Fan only
> > is OK. Some sort of ground loop.
> >
> > 73 de Hank K7HP
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <BobK8IA at aol.com>
> > To: <orion at contesting.com>
> > Cc: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 6:12 PM
> > Subject: [Orion] Orion 2 - Anyone else notice this?
> >
> >
> > > >From about 18086 thru 18094 khz I am hearing some popping
> > "digital
> > > >artifect"
> > > signals, or so it seems. They are random, not associated with  any
> > signals
> > > on
> > > the band nor settings of NB and NR. Typical s-meter levels S2 or
> > so. They
> > > are there no matter what version I have loaded. I have 2.033
> > preentl on
> > > my O2.
> > >
> > > Certainly not showstopping but annoying nonetheless.
> > >
> > > Anyone comment?
> > >
> > > 73, Bob  K8IA
> > >
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>Duane Calvin, AC5AA
>Austin, Texas
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