[TenTec] New Orion, old problem? Questions from a new owner.

[jack]

I have been running 1.373b5 (experimental) for a year or so. now and again 
the radio quits working. so far a shut down and restart fixes the problem. 
one can go to
http://radio.tentec.com/service/downloads/
to get 1.372 (the latest factory firmware for the original Orion) if so 
desired. i have chosen not to modify the Orion to accept the 2.x versions of 
firmware as i have heard no compelling reason to move that way. one can not 
easily undo the modification to accept 2.x firmware.
i have copies of firmware 1.358-1.372 as well as 1.373b3 and 1.373b5. i run 
the latter two on my Orions.
so far the problem you note has not stopped me from a good chat or chasing 
DX when there is any i can hear.
good luck.
jack
ak7o

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Sole" <msole at loxinfo.co.th>
To: <TenTec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:14 PM
Subject: [TenTec] New Orion, old problem? Questions from a new owner.


>I have just bought an Orion 565AT. The radio has 1.373b5 software and
> suffers from the DSP T/O problem whenever the sweep is running. Usually
> after a few minutes or so of operation and then touching the PBT/BW 
> control.
>
> Looking at the TenTec website on the page at
>
> http://radio.tentec.com/downloads/transceivers/565
>
> I can see a download for 1.372 but nothing after that. Where is 1.373b5
> that I have in my radio?
>
> Should I contemplate an upgrade to V2.xxx? I see the version on the
> website is 2.062a. Is that the current version?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Martin, HS0ZED
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