[TenTec] O-II Bug?

[Barry N1EU]

Yes Kam, it sounds like an O2 firmware bug.  I use N1MM's alt-F12
feature all the time in contests and as you said, it works very well
with the ancient Orion (aka O1v1).

73,
Barry N1EU

On Feb 10, 2008 5:37 PM, Kamal Sirageldin <ksira at corpten.com> wrote:
>
> I've been playing around with a new O-II that just arrived and has V2.039d
> firmware in it, and have noticed the following rather annoying 'bug.'  I'm
> wondering if anyone else has noticed it:
>
> Set both VFO's to a particular frequency (i.e. a DX station working split.)
> Subreceiver is turned on.  Then press the TX button to transmit on VFO B.
> Tune VFO B to the QSX frequency.  Use your logging software to command the
> O-II to split the audio (main receiver in left ear / subreceiver in right
> ear - (this is done with the Alt-F12 command in N1MM, probably a different
> command with other logging software.)  I do this to listen to the split
> pileup on a DX station simultaneously while the DX station is transmitting.
>
> Now, toggle the 'split audio' command (i.e. Alt-F12 in N1MM - to back to
> main receiver in both ears).  The O-II display will stop 'updating' from
> that point on.    When you tune VFO's, the frequency will change, and your
> logging software will show the changed frequencies, but the O-II display
> will not show any changes at all for VFO frequency or any other
> function/setting.  It is frozen.
>
> The display can be brought back to 'life' by pressing the 'Menu' button and
> then back again.  From that point on, it will update/display properly until
> doing the 'split' procedure mentioned above.
>
> It does not seem to matter what order you press buttons to go into 'split'
> mode; it seems that it mostly has to do with the O-II not being happy when
> given the 'split audio' software command while it is in split VFO mode (i.e.
> TX on VFO B and RCV on VFO A.)  If you are not in split VFO mode, toggling
> the split audio software command does not seem to cause any issue.
>
> I have an Orion and this 'bug' does not happen with it;  only happens with
> the O-II.
>
> 73  Kam  N3KS
>
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