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

[jack]

ok, jack

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New Orion, old problem? Questions from a new owner.


> My 2 cents: stick with 1.373b5 and forget that the sweep even exists.
>
> 73,
> Barry N1EU
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Alan Sewell N5NA <alan.n5na at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> The hardware mod is not needed to try/use version 2 firmware.  The sweep
>> will not work though without the hardware mod.
>>
>> If the hardware mod is done it does not have to be undone to be able to
>> go back to the version 1 firmware.
>>
>> So, there's really no reason NOT to give the version 2 firmware a try
>> and do the hardware mod.  You never know, you may even like version 2!
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Alan  N5NA
>>
>> http://www.tentecwiki.org
>>
>>
>>
>> jack wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
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