[TenTec] Orion II Sub receiver question

[Bob Cunnings]

I've noticed one interaction between the two on Orion v2.059d. Try
this: set both left and right headphone outputs to MAIN. Set the main
rx audio gain to a comfortable level. Press the SPOT button.  Now
advance the sub rx audio gain toward max. and press the  SPOT button
every so often as you go. Once past the half way point or so, the sub
rx audio gain seems to control the spot tone level - careful, for at
least on my rig, it gets very loud as you approach max gain. I found
this out the hard way when I left the sub rx gain way up and then
later pressed the SPOT button while listening to the main rx with
headphones.

Bob NW8L

On 4/4/07, Larry Menzel <retire at means.net> wrote:
> Lee, Doug,
>
> When going split, you have to insure that your RF gain is set correctly for
> each receiver. Could it be that you have them out of balance for split
> operation?
>
> I just checked as I'm listening to N8S and both receiver volumes work as
> expected.  Check those gain numbers and make sure you're bandwidths are
> equal as well.
>
> Strange if all is set correctly and you're experiencing this.  I suggest
> that if it continues that you reload your firmware.
>
> Larry, W0PR
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RaySoifer at cs.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>; <LEE at gj.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 5:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II Sub receiver question
>
>
> > In a message dated 4/4/2007 10:47:12 PM GMT Standard Time,
> > douglas.shock at gmail.com writes:
> >> I noticed the same exact thing a few months ago. It seems very worng to
> >> me
> >> as well. I did not send anything into dit n bits.
> >>
> >> On 4/4/07, Lee Armitage <LEE at gj.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >When working DX split and I turn the volume on the sub receiver the main
> >> >receiver volume is reduced to the point that I can no longer hear the DX
> >> >station.
> >> >
> >> >On N8S today on 21.295 N8S was over 59 and very loud into Western
> >> >Colorado.
> >> >
> >> >When I would turn on the sub receiver with only a medium to low volume
> >> >setting to listen up 300 - 310,  the main receiver volume would be
> >> >greatly
> >> >reduced.
> >> >
> >> >Turn off the volume on the sub receiver with a push on the volume
> >> >control
> >> >and main receiver volume back up to loud.
> >> >
> >
> > Funny, I don't notice any interaction between main and sub rx volume.  The
> > two are independent in my Orion II (2.037j).  I never tried it on SSB,
> > though,
> > only on CW.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Ray W2RS
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