[TenTec] 041 firmware rev

[Ron Castro]

Sounds like something is out of whack on the timing of your serial 
connection.  The default for the Orion is 57,600 baud, No Parity, 8 Data 
bits, 1 Stop bit.  This should be the setting in your computer device 
manager for the COM port you're using.

         Ron  N6IE
      www.N6IE.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John" <brazos at rochester.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 041 firmware rev


>I have been updating now for over an hour and have only got to line 1050 
>out
> of 10,000 lines should I be patient or just scrap the attempt ?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John" <brazos at rochester.rr.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 6:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 041 firmware rev
>
>
>> When downloading the new firm ware should the radios screen show a 
>> counter
>> of the lines being downloaded ( am in Flash Update Mode ) my radio does
>> not
>> show any running totals John
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jim M." <jmiller1706 at cfl.rr.com>
>> To: "'Ron Castro'" <ronc at sonic.net>; "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'"
>> <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 5:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 041 firmware rev
>>
>>
>>> Well I downloaded it off the web a few times and apparently got a copy
>>> that
>>> works ok now.  I wonder if TT puts some sort of checksum or other
>>> integrity
>>> check on the file?  If you are getting some weird behavior you might try
>>> another download off the web until something changes.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
>>> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>>> On Behalf Of Ron Castro
>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 4:49 PM
>>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 041 firmware rev
>>>
>>> http://radio.tentec.com/downloads/transceivers/566
>>>
>>>         Ron   N6IE
>>>      www.N6IE.com
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jim M." <jmiller1706 at cfl.rr.com>
>>> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 1:41 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 041 firmware rev
>>>
>>>
>>>> On the phone with TT, he suggested various reset sequences but the load
>>>> won't work.  Said file might have been corrupted and to download it
>>>> again,
>>>> still no luck.  Now reverting back to previous version, hope I didn't
>>>> crash
>>>> my radio.  Could someone give me that download site again just to be
>>>> sure?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
>>>> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>>>> On Behalf Of kc9cdt at aol.com
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 4:13 PM
>>>> To: tentec at contesting.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 041 firmware rev
>>>>
>>>> Make sure stop on error is ON,
>>>> Lee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Jim M. <jmiller1706 at cfl.rr.com>
>>>> To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment' <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>> Sent: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 4:04 pm
>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 041 firmware rev
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well not having a lot of luck here.  Somehow crashed the O2 first time
>>>> trying with an old serial card in the PC, and it was very slow.  Got a
>>>> USB
>>>> to serial converter and it flashed in about 5 mins this time but 
>>>> nothing
>>>> in
>>>> the radio works, no knob, no buttons, and the display reads all zeros
>>>> frequency.  Am trying the flash again.  Stay tuned.  So far I am
>>>> underwhelmed.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
>>>> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>>>> On Behalf Of Peter Frenning [OZ1PIF]
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:57 PM
>>>> To: Ron Castro; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 041 firmware rev
>>>>
>>>> Ron Castro skrev:
>>>>> I have noticed that the levels between the AF and RF AGC's are quite
>>>>> different.  The AF is very low compared to RF.
>>>>>
>>>>>          Ron Castro
>>>>>  Chief Technical Officer
>>>>>     Results Radio, LLC
>>>>>                N6IE
>>>>>       www.N6IE.com
>>>>>
>>>> Same here, but doesn't seem to have detrimental effects other than you
>>>> have to twist up the AF encoder...
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Vy 73 de OZ1PIF/5Q2M, Peter
>>>>
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