[TenTec] LDG OT-11P Tuner for Orion II

[skeene at frontiernet.net]

Thanks Paul and all those who replied to my post.

73,
  NE7P  Steve



Quoting "Paul W. Gallier" <p.gallier at comcast.net>:

> Steve:
>
> I recently installed the OT-11 tuner in my Orion and had no trouble.  
> The installation is a cinch.  One wire was soldered (I guess the 13 
> v.) and the rest was one plug connection (for control, I guess)  and 
> two mini coax connecters for the rf in and out of the tuner.  The 
> most time was taking off all the Torx screws at the back.  Total time 
> about 1 hour.
>
> Operation was immediate after firing up.  The "socking" of relays at 
> first made me wonder, but they work fast.  Like they say, coming back 
> to a previous frequency, it only takes 1-2 seconds.  One can request 
> a complete new search for a tune by multiple pushing of the TUNE 
> button.  The SWR bridge must be different than Orion's, so you may 
> see a bit different SWR after tuning compared to the Orion when 
> transmitting.  This is my first autotuner.  It apparently cannot find 
> the absolute min SWR like a manual one can.  Sometimes it will settle 
> for a 1.5 or 1.6 SWR.  But much of the time it will find a 1.0 SWR.
>
> It works.
>
> Paul, WQ1C
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