[TenTec] Orion 2 Firmware 2.044A PTT

Sat Jun 12 06:53:13 PDT 2010

If the carrier stays at 14.5 watts, the peaks can only be 58 watts for 
full modulation. As a practical manner, the difference between 80 watts 
and 100 watts can only be measured locally, not at any distance where 1 
S unit is 6 db, a power change by a factor of 4.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 6/12/2010 8:30 AM, Rsoifer at aol.com wrote:
> 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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