[TenTec] ORION II ver. 2.038k RIT? XIT?

[John T. Fleming]

Martin,

My suggestion is to take off the front panel and re-solder the pins on the
encoder.  I had trouble with my Orion I shortly after I got it in 2003 and
again about a month ago.  Both times, re-heating the encoder pins cured the
problem.

73,
John

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Martin AA6E
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 4:10 PM
To: ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II ver. 2.038k RIT? XIT?

Hz, for me.  I.e. + or - the smallest RIT/XIT offset with "CW RIT Rate" 
= "fast" and "PBT/BW Step" = "10 Hz".  Actually, when I started up just 
now, I got either +0 or +10 Hz.  After working the control around 
(pushing, pulling, rocking hard), it is back to normal operation for 
now.  I have the feeling that there is an internal encoder connection 
that is intermittent.

This is a rig that is now 3 years old.  The problem only showed up in 
the last few months.

73 Martin AA6E

Ken Brown wrote:
> + or - 10 what? MHz, kHZ, Hz?
>> The + or - 10 thing is what I see at times on my Orion I (v 1.373b5).  
>>   
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