[TenTec] ORION II relay clicking CW?

[Martin AA6E]

I believe this may be true, but from reports on this list it is hard to 
separate the unit-to-unit variations from the ham-to-ham differential 
sensitivity & grumpiness. ;-)

73 Martin AA6E

Carl Moreschi wrote:
> Apparently, there is a big variation in the noise from the reed relay.  Mine
> is very quiet but some are not.
> 
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Drive
> Bell Mountain
> Hays, NC 28635
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Martin AA6E" <aa6e at ewing.homedns.org>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II relay clicking CW?
> 
> 
>> Bruce McLaughlin wrote:
>>> I've only had my Orion II for about a week but I was wondering about the
>>> same thing.  It is rather noisy.  And I am a bit alarmed about the meter
>>> slamming into the pin when sending CW at the 100 watt level.  I sure
>>> hope it isn't being abused.  ...
>> The meter is driven by the internal computer through a digital-analog
>> converter, so you're unlikely to harm it IMO.  TT hasn't seen fit to
>> damp the meter movement (ala auto shock absorbers) to prevent the
>> over-swing.  They could do that in firmware, I imagine.
>>
>> The reed relay noise in CW is something that bothers some ops and not
>> others.  I hear it, but it's not an issue for me.  It might be possible
>> to go in and acoustically insulate the relay.  I wonder if anyone has
>> actually done it.
>>
>> 73 Martin AA6E
>>
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