[TenTec] Orion II won't transmit or receive

Gene Henderson ghenderson at insightbb.com
Sun Mar 2 16:43:22 EST 2008


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Axelrod" <bill at axelrods.org>
To: <orion565 at yahoogroups.com>; <tentec at contesting.com>; 
<service at tentec.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 11:08 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion II won't transmit or receive


> Help please.
>
>     I have a brand new (one month old) Orion II which was working fine 
> until this morning.  When I came down and turned the rig on it looked 
> fine.  But I can not hear any signals on any band with the main receiver. 
> And when I try to transmit I get no power out at all.
>
>     The transceiver keys, I hear the side tone, but it does not deliver 
> any power.  Same when I hit the tune button.
>
>     Same problem with either vfo.  And same problem with antenna 1 or 2. 
> The sub receiver seems to work OK.  The transmitter is NOT disabled in the 
> TX menu.
>
>     Any thoughts on what I should look for or at?  Is there a button or 
> switch I may have inadvertently thrown?
>
>     I have disconnected all the ancillary equipment and have a dummy load 
> connected directly to the antenna 1 connector.
>
> Thanks and 73...   Bill K3WA
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