[TenTec] ORION II TX gone

[Denton]

Try shutting down both the radio and its power supply for about an hour and 
see what happens...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tõnno Vähk" <Tonno.Vahk at gildbankers.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II TX gone


just to let you know that I have tried everything suggested now except for 
the removing of the front panel in vain.

Transmitter is ON, Transverter is OFF. There is a small consumption of ca 5A 
when TXing and some very tiny signal seems to be going out but that is about 
it. Meter shows nothing and it does not depend on mode or anything else. All 
the resets done.

So I will either get inside removing the front panel or will send the radio 
for repairs.

73
es5tv

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] 
On Behalf Of John T. Fleming
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:26 PM
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II TX gone

Tonno,

If all fails, before you send it for repair, remove the front panel and
loosen the logic/display boards from the keypad board as well as the logic
board from the display board.  You do not need to take them apart.  Then put
some contact cleaner on the connectors for the pins between the boards and
move the board out and into the connectors.  This should clear any
possibility of oxidation on the pins.  Go to
http://rfsquared.com/file_download/22 and download the PDF file on taking
the panel loose.  The file is about doing the V2 mod for the Orion.  You
only need to review far enough to remove the front panel.  It has great
pictorials.  I hope you find something easier than going this far, but it
does not take very long to do.

GL es 73
John

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of pfizenmayer
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:28 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II TX gone

Have you tried switching the load to ANT 2 ? Is the power supply current
changing as you raise the power ????

Hank K7HP



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tõnno Vähk" <Tonno.Vahk at gildbankers.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II TX gone


> yes, thanks. Keying loops are off and transmitter is ON. I do have the rig

> going into TX and showing also 1.0 SWR all the time! Also the pot
> indicator shows power but the meter does not and also nothing is going out

> by external wattmeter. It shows 1.0 SWR also to empty antenna port. Thus
> switching from ANT 1 to ANT 2 does not help.
>
> I will try the recommended battery reset and will also check if the PS
> current goes up at TX (I am quite sure it does not...).
>
> I wonder how those guys solved it who have had this issue before?
>
> 73
> es5tv
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]

> On Behalf Of Barry N1EU
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:20 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] ORION II TX gone
>
> Do you have the keying loops turned off and the Transmitter turned on
> in the TX Menu?
>
> 73,
> Barry N1EU
>
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Tõnno Vähk <Tonno.Vahk at gildbankers.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi, I have lost any TX output from OII. Pwer can be turned up to 100w but

>> no TX out in any mode, everything else seems normal. RX seems to be OK. I

>> saw some messages in archives looking for solution to the same issue but
>> no cure. Tried Master reset and also reinstalled firmware, no change. Is
>> there anything I can try or should I send it to repairs?? Has it been
>> established what the problem is?
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