[TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A PTT

[Rsoifer at aol.com]

Tnx Ron,
 
That seems a bit low to me.  The peaks should be closer to 100 watts,  no?
 
73, Ray W2RS
 
 
In a message dated 6/12/2010 12:03:13 A.M. GMT Standard Time,  
ronc at sonic.net writes:

I'm  seeing 14.5 Watts with no modulation and mod peaks 60 to 80  Watts.

Ron   N6IE
www.N6IE.com

----- Original Message  ----- 
From: <Rsoifer at aol.com>
To:  <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 1:16  PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A PTT


>  John,
>
> I don't have a true peak-reading wattmeter, so I can't  measure the PEP
> output.  Jim may be right about  controlled-carrier; I can't  tell.  When 
> using
> TUNE  and PWR, I get 95 watts, but only 11 watts with  PTT and no  speech.
>
> 73 Ray
>
>
> In a message dated  6/11/2010 7:01:47 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> wb4qda at yahoo.com  writes:
>
> Ray
> When I speak into the Micrphone  with  the mode set to  AM ,I  modulates 
up
> to 80 watts .Tune is 21  watts and tune then the   PWR I get 95 watts 
>  output.
> 73
> John
>
>
>
> -----   Original Message ----
> From: "Rsoifer at aol.com"   <Rsoifer at aol.com>
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Sent: Fri,  June 11,  2010 10:38:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware  2.044A  Released
>
> John,
>
> Funny thing about  that.  With the mode set  to AM, when I hit Tune and
>  then
> Pwr I get full output like you did,  but if I hit the PTT  button instead,
> all I get is 11 watts on the  Bird.  It  worked fine with 2.041XT.
>
> 73  Ray
>
>
>
>
> In a  message dated 6/11/2010  3:22:43 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> wb4qda at yahoo.com  writes:
>
> Ray
> I just tested my O2 on  AM  max  output was 80 warrs on an Alpha watt 
> meter
> also about   the same reading on a LP-100A watt meter with the Power set 
>  to
>
> 100%
> using the new fearmware version 2.044A
>  73
> John   wb4qda
>
>
> ----- Original  Message ----
> From: "Rsoifer at aol.com"    <Rsoifer at aol.com>
> To: ronc at sonic.net;  w5pny at arrl.net;   tentec at contesting.com
> Sent: Fri, June 11,  2010 8:36:18 AM
> Subject:  Re:  [TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware  2.044A Released
>
> Ron,
>
> The NR   problem  has been fixed (!) but the old low-output problem on AM 
>  is
>
>
> back.  Mine measures 11 watts carrier power,  max.  It   worked  fine with
>  2.041XT.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
>
>
> In a   message  dated 6/11/2010 2:17:05 A.M. GMT Standard Time,
>  ronc at sonic.net
> writes:
>
> I have  adjusted the  "Wish  List" for the Orion II to  reflect the newest
> version  of  the  firmware.  It's at  www.N6IE.com
>
>  Ron   N6IE
> www.N6IE.com
>
> ----- Original   Message ----- 
> From:  "Harry G McGavran  Jr"   <w5pny at arrl.net>
> To:  <tentec at contesting.com>
>  Sent:  Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:50  PM
> Subject: Re:  [TenTec] Orion 2  Firmware  2.044A   Released
>
>
>>
>> With this one I can set   the  side-tone  level all the way
>> up to 65 before the  pops  begin,  and by the time  one
>> gets past 80 on  towards 99 the  distortion on  the
>> side-tone  is  still really bad -- BUT --  for me at
>>  least, levels are  50-60 are  all I need and that  is
>> now  distortion  free, at least with a 610 Hz   sidetone
>> which is  the  only one I tested or use.  I  also  am
>>  using the speaker and  not headphones for  this.
>> Since  one  gets the side-tone every time  the  SPOT
>>  button is used, the side-tone  distortion was    really
>> objectionable with 2.043B.
>>
>>  The  NR  seems  better too, but most all the time I  don't
>> really need it  --  and  it's nice not to  have artifacts that
>> sound like NR  action on the   side-tone which the side-tone
>> is set to   50-60.
>>
>>  There  are a few CAT wierdnesses  here and  there, but the  reliability
>> of  sending a  strings of "*"  commands seems  better.
>>
>>  Unless  something else crops  up, I think I can  live with  this
>>   release...
>>
>> 73  --
>>
>>  Harry,    W5PNY
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  --
>>
>>  Harry G. McGavran,  Jr.
>>
>> E-mail:    w5pny at arrl.net
>>
>>
>>
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