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

Tue Mar 23 14:29:44 PDT 2010

should I reverse them and give it a try ?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N4PY2" <n4py2 at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] having problem getting amp to work with Orion II


> 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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