[TenTec] PSK 31 with the Orion II

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Give the Rascal people a call or email and they will probably make it right 
! Manufacturers hate bad publicity :-)

Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W3ETC" <W3ETC at thecumminsgroup.com>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] PSK 31 with the Orion II


> Thanks to all that responded with information on how to set up the Orion 
> for
> PSK especially N6IE.  Turns out the Rascal appears to be defective as 
> while
> the computer was putting out sufficient gain it wasn't making to the 
> Orion.
> To get it going I used the breakout cable packed with the Orion without an
> interface box, thus no direct keying and key the Orion via Vox.  It works
> fine although I plan to get another interface box in the future as it
> provides some isolation and a more positive way to key the radio.
>
> 73s
>
> Ed  W3ETC
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> In a message dated 12/27/2008 4:03:24 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> W3ETC at thecumminsgroup.com writes:
>
> Hello  all:
>
> I am trying to get my Orion II running 2.039D to run PSK 31 using  Digipan
> and WinPsk.  I seem to be having a bit of difficulty with the  Orion
> settings.  I am using a Buxcom Rascal box with a straight thru  Din cable
> and
> I can receive and decode fine on the laptop.  I can  transmit on the 
> Orion,
> and can hear it on an external receiver transmitting  PSK 31 but there 
> does
> not appear to be much if any drive to the  transmitter.  The transmit 
> light
> on the Orion does not light and the  meter does not move.   My external
> tuner
> (LDG Z 11 Pro) also does  not light either as it does in SSB mode.
>
> I have the Orion using the aux  mode as the input with the gain up to 60.
> The CW selection is set to MOX  and the TX EQ is 0.00 db.
>
> Any suggestions as to drive settings on the  Orion II would be most
> appreciated ?
>
> 73s
>
> Ed  W3ETC
>
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