[TenTec] bugs in Orion firmware 2.044A

[Phil Howlett]

Same here....No problem. Plays very well. Bad download?
W9XX


On Jun 17, 2010, at 7:49 PM, John Simon wrote:

> Just to throw a jinx in the comments, my OII returns to whatever I  
> had setup
> before I turned her off.  BW, PWR, etc, same with User 1 and User 2.
> I find the 2.044 very similar to 2.039 version.
> Could there be a difference within the radio , ie tolerances  of  
> components
> differing?
>
>                     John de VK2XGJ
>               Stop worrying about Life
>           You'll never get out of it alive
>
>
>
> ----- 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: Friday, June 18, 2010 4:00 AM
> 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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