[TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion II

Tue Mar 23 13:34:35 PDT 2010

Just make sure you do not have TXEN and TXOUT cables reversed.  If you do 
you would have the symptom you see.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Hays, NC 28635
www.n4py.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Molenda" <brazos at rochester.rr.com>
To: "N4PY2" <n4py2 at earthlink.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
<tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion II

> Yes , it is only when I put the amp in operate that I see no output on the
> meter ( antenna tuner meter or amp meter ) If I have the amp connected to
> the radio and the menu set and the switch on the amp is on standby and 
> when
> I key up there is power out if I stop there and push the switch to operate
> and key it up there is no output .  JOhn   kb2huk
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "N4PY2" <n4py2 at earthlink.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion II
>
>
>> It sounds like the amp does not connect TXEN to TXOUT when its antenna
>> relay
>> switches to transmit.  If you have the amp in standby but still connected
>> to
>> TXEN and TXOUT, does the Orion transmit normally with the keying loop
>> enabled?
>>
>> Carl Moreschi N4PY
>> 121 Little Bell Drive
>> Hays, NC 28635
>> www.n4py.com
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Molenda" <cdistflatfoot at gmail.com>
>> To: "N4PY2" <n4py2 at earthlink.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
>> <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion II
>>
>>
>>> Hi Carl , thanks for the quick response , yes the Orion will show power
>>> out
>>> on my meter when the tx en and tx out  are jumpered together and the key
>>> loop is on and amp key tracks is on the keying loop setting .   so you
>>> think
>>> the problem is with the amp .  thanks John kb2huk----- Original
>>> Message ----- 
>>> From: "N4PY2" <n4py2 at earthlink.net>
>>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:51 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion II
>>>
>>>
>>>> John,
>>>>
>>>> What I'm trying to do is diagnose what is going on.  If you turn on the
>>>> Orion keying loop and do not connect anything between TXEN and TXOUT,
>>>> transmit will be blocked.  If you then jumper TXEN and TXOUT together
>>>> without the amp connected, the Orion should work alone and normally.
>>>> So,
>>>> does this work this way?  If this does, then the problem is in the amp.
>>>> If
>>>> it doesn't, then the problem is in the Orion.
>>>>
>>>> Carl Moreschi N4PY
>>>> 121 Little Bell Drive
>>>> Hays, NC 28635
>>>> www.n4py.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "John Molenda" <cdistflatfoot at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "N4PY2" <n4py2 at earthlink.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
>>>> <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:24 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion II
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> carl could you please clairify #2  thanks  John
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "N4PY2" <n4py2 at earthlink.net>
>>>>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 10:32 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion II
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> John,
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> 1) Turn on TXloop for antenna 1 on the orion.
>>>>>> 2) Connect TXEN to TXOUT on the Orion.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does the Orion now key when you try to transmit?  It should.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If that works, then connect TXOUT to the Titan key in.  Connect the
>>>>>> Titan
>>>>>> key out to the Orion TXEN.  The Orion should still key.  So exactly
>>>>>> what
>>>>>> does not work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Carl Moreschi N4PY
>>>>>> 121 Little Bell Mountain Dr
>>>>>> Hays, NC 28635
>>>>>> www.n4py.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Try this:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "John Molenda" <cdistflatfoot at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 9:15 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion 
>>>>>> II
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I just check continuity of the two rca plugs and the coax it checks
>>>>>>>out
>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>> .  John kb2huk
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>> From: "John Molenda" <brazos at rochester.rr.com>
>>>>>>> To: <ac5aa at ac5aa.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
>>>>>>> <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 7:02 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion
>>>>>>> II
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> roger coax connected
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>> From: "Duane Calvin" <ac5aa1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 6:51 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion
>>>>>>>> II
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Oops - three cables - don't forget the exciter RF!  :-)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
>>>>>>>>> Austin, Texas
>>>>>>>>> www.ac5aa.com
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
>>>>>>>>> On Behalf Of John
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 5:35 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with 
>>>>>>>>> Orion
>>>>>>>>> II
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That is correct John!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 73 John W4II
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>>> From: "John Molenda" <brazos at rochester.rr.com>
>>>>>>>>> To: "aa4nn" <aa4nn at earthlink.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec
>>>>>>>>> Equipment"
>>>>>>>>> <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 5:19 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with 
>>>>>>>>> Orion
>>>>>>>>> II
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I have reread the manual and looked at the hookup my question is
>>>>>>>>>>this
>>>>>>>>>>(when
>>>>>>>>>> hooking Orion II to titan III amp ) there are only two cables to
>>>>>>>>>> run
>>>>>>>>>> between
>>>>>>>>>> the two tx en out  key in out .  and then use the switch on the
>>>>>>>>>> amp
>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>> qsk
>>>>>>>>>> mode .  then go to the tx menu and enable loop 1 .  is this
>>>>>>>>>> correct
>>>>>>>>>> am
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> missing a hookup ?  thanks John kb2huk
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>>>> From: "aa4nn" <aa4nn at earthlink.net>
>>>>>>>>>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 9:14 AM
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with
>>>>>>>>>> Orion
>>>>>>>>>> II
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Does the term QSK or PTT ring a bell?
>>>>>>>>>>> de Joe, aa4nn
>>>>>>>>>>> Lake Wylie, SC
>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello all , I am having a problem getting my Orion II to work
>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Titan III
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