[TenTec] More orion 2 problems

Lee Armitage LEE at GJ.NET
Wed Aug 15 19:22:23 EDT 2007


Very helpful post.
Thanks and 73,
Lee Armitage N7FV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned at centurytel.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] More orion 2 problems


>I had a similar problem with my Orion II - left it off for about 5 weeks -
> had the AC on but set to 85 F hoping that the humidity would stay down.
> When I returned and turned it on, many of the pushbuttons would not work.
> However, the N4PY software controlled the radio with no problems.  I was
> prepared to send it to Tentec, but left it on for about 24 hours.  Not 
> sure
> if it was moisture or what, but all the pushbuttons returned to normal 
> after
> 24 hours, and it's been working fine ever since.
>
> Dave K5WNV
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Neal Campbell" <nealk3nc at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] More orion 2 problems
>
>
>> call tentec and get it shipped to  them!
>>
>> Sorry you are having such a bad time of it. Normally they are very
>> reliable.
>>
>> Neal k3nc
>>
>> On 8/15/07, Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Turns out that the keypad is only partially functional, too.  No direct
>>> entry, and 12 and 10 meters will not come up by pushing the band button.
>>> Help!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob Redmon K5SM
>>>
>>>
>>>
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