[TenTec] Need help from an Orion owner......

[Duane Calvin]

John,
	My Orion 1 exhibits what you describe - I have nothing connected to
Ant 2, but if I switch from Ant 1 with a signal on it to Ant 2, I can still
hear the signal, though faintly, from the Ant 1 input (or some common
coupling.)  I attribute it to the high gain of the Orion, but it could also
be a lack of strenuous isolation between the two positions.  Gauging by the
S-meter, an S+ signal goes to something that doesn't move the S-meter, but
can be copied when the ant selection is changed.  I can't believe others are
not hearing this - I have not owned a rig in years (TT, ICOM, KW) that
didn't exhibit this kind of behavior (not that one doesn't exist).  

	73, Duane

Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
www.ac5aa.com  
 

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of fraz1
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 6:43 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Need help from an Orion owner......

Duane....please explain a tad more.  As I mentioned, I can switch from ANT1 
on the front panel to ANT2 on the front panel while having the only antenna 
on ANT1 on the rear panel.  When switching between ANT1 and ANT2 on the 
front panel I can hear in both positions.  The other three responses I have 
received cannot.  I don't believe there should be any coupling between the 
two switch positions.

73 John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Calvin" <ac5aa1 at gmail.com>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Need help from an Orion owner......


>I can do the same with only the ground side of the antenna connected at the
> 238B antenna tuner.  The Orion has a lot of gain, and often I can copy
> signals with nothing connected to the antenna port at all.
>
> 73, Duane
>
> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
> www.ac5aa.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of John
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 4:52 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: [TenTec] Need help from an Orion owner......
>
> Hi folks.....
>
> Can someone please see if they have ANY coupling when between ANT1 and 
> ANT2
> positions on the FRONT panel?
>
> I find that with only one antenna, connected only to the rear panel ANT1 
> SO
> 239, I can read signals in either the ANT1 or ANT2 front panel positions.
> Obviously, the signal is MUCH stronger when front panel is set for ANT1.
> But, I can still fully copy the signal when using front panel position 
> ANT2.
>
> What do you find, please?
>
> Thanks much for any help.........
>
> 73 John K4NP
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