[TenTec] Question

[Simone]

Hi Floyd,
can you see a orion's vfo-b position
on SpectraVue ?
This is very important for pile up split 
operations.
73 Simone IZ5DKJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Floyd Sense" <floyd at k8ac.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 1:44 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Question


>I wouldn't call any of the panadaptor approaches "plug and play",  but 
> it does work just fine. You will of course need the IF tap on the Orion 
> II and that's well documented.  Currently, I'm using SpectraVue with 
> SDR-IQ and my Orion II and use DXLab for logging and frequency control.  
> So, mousing on a signal on the panadaptor sets the Orion to that 
> frequency and DXLab picks up the frequency as well.  When the Orion is 
> tuned, DXLab and SpectraVue both follow along.  I use com port sharing 
> software that allows DXLab and SpectraVue to both communicate with the 
> Orion over the same com port.  I'm away from the station this week, so 
> can't tell you the name of the port sharing software.  I tried a few 
> different programs for that function and found that some do a poor job 
> of managing the rig traffic, while the one I use does it perfectly.  
> This one is free, where others I tried were rather expensive considering 
> they worked poorly.
> 
> One important aspect is getting the Orion frequency offsets right for 
> the mode you're using and both SpectraVue and the N4PY software do that 
> correctly.  I've found SpectraVue to be extremely stable on my Windows 7 
> system, where the program I previously used (PowerSDR/IF) was very 
> unstable and frequently locked up my system.
> 
> Before the Orion II, my rig was a K3 with P3 panadaptor and while the P3 
> was quite impressive, I find the SDR-IQ/SpectraVue combination to be a 
> superior approach (and the Orion II to be superior to the K3).
> 
> 
> 73, Floyd - K8AC
> 
> On 10/7/2011 6:47 PM, John Molenda wrote:
>> Will SDR IQ   run with the Orion II plug and play ?  There ad does not
>> mention Ten Tec equipment .  thanks  John kb2huk
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