[TenTec] Orion 11 & 253 tuner

[Ron Tate]

Has anyone used a 253 tuner with the Orion 11?  I am thinking about 
purchasing a Orion 11 and wondered if it is compatibility with the 253 as 
far as band data output is concerned.  I presently use a FT-1000D and 425 
amp.  The band data out of the FT-1000D is hexadecimal and the 253 input is 
decimal.  Many years ago I threw together a hex to decimal converter so I 
could pre-position the 253 for the 425 with the FT-1000D band data.

The FT-1000d tells the 253 (with the 425 in standby mode) what band it is on 
so the 425 is tuned by about 25 watts from the Yeasu. The 425 is then ready 
to operate into a 50 ohm load.  The FT-1000 then tunes into the input in the 
operate mode of the 425 and everybody is happy at 1200 watts.

I called Ten-Tec sales about the Orion band data output, and they told me I 
would have to talk to someone in the service department.  Hope I have made 
my question clear enough.  Has anyone used this combination?

Ron-K4AUW