[TenTec] bugs in Orion firmware 2.044A

[Steven Kline]

Thank you Rod.

On Jun 17, 2010, at 4:06 PM, ROD wrote:

> YES MINE DOES THE SAME THINK    ROD W3KRQ
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rick Borken" <rickb at cpinternet.com>
> To: "Steven Kline" <skline4 at verizon.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
> <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] bugs in Orion firmware 2.044A
> 
> 
>> Hi Steve,
>> 
>> It certainly looks like it could be related. When I cycle the power on my
>> rig, it sets the BW to 100 Hz for SSB, to 2400 Hz for FSK, and to 1000 Hz
>> for CW. Those are the same values which BW gets set to when I recall a 
>> USER
>> memory.
>> 
>> 73, Rick K0XB
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steven Kline" <skline4 at verizon.net>
>> To: "Rick Borken" <rickb at cpinternet.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec 
>> Equipment"
>> <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 13.00
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] bugs in Orion firmware 2.044A
>> 
>> 
>> Last night I observed a problem somewhat similar to what Rick is 
>> describing.
>> 
>> I noticed that what ever setting the variable BW is reading prior to
>> shutting the radio off is not the same BW setting that is restored if you
>> turn the radio off and then turn it back on.  For example if I was in SSB
>> mode, with BW set to 3000 and then turn the radio off and then back on;
>> after boot-up the BW setting may come up as 2480 or some other number but
>> not 3000 where it was at prior to shut down.  Same occurs in CW mode, and
>> can be replicated.
>> 
>> Maybe related to same problem below.  Can anyone else validate the power
>> on/off sequence and confirm if their BW setting was restored to same value
>> as it was before turning the power off?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Steve - W5JK
>> 
>> On Jun 17, 2010, at 8:39 AM, Rick Borken wrote:
>> 
>>> Here are three bugs which I have found in the recent 2.044A firmware
>>> update.
>>> I have reported them to Ten-Tec:
>>> 
>>> The fix "fixed restoration of bandwidth when recalling USER memory" does
>>> not
>>> work correctly in v 2.044A. It behaves differently than it did in 2.043,
>>> but
>>> it is still incorrect.
>>> When I recall a USER memory, the bandwidth always gets set to 1000 Hz for
>>> CW, 2400 Hz for FSK and 100 Hz for SSB. It
>>> does not reset to the value I tried to store in a USER memory.
>>> 
>>> When I push the RECALL button and then recall the Factory Default USER
>>> settings, the resulting screen shows PWR set to 100, and the value of PWR
>>> is "frozen,"
>>> and cannot be changed in the normal way by highlighting the
>>> value and adjusting it with the MULTI knob.
>>> 
>>> in v 2.044A, the value of "AGC Hang" is  not restored to the value stored
>>> in
>>> the USER memory when recalling a USER memory.
>>> 
>>> 73, Rick K0XB
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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