[TenTec] Re USB button not working

Wade Staggs tvman1954 at gmail.com
Mon Jun 3 16:17:47 EDT 2013


Ten Tec is good about sending replacement boards. Might just save a bunch
of $$$$ on shipping! That is the route I would try.....Also, no $60.00
check out fee or per hour labor! You should give Paul Clinton or Gary a
call before going to the return to the factory plan ...

  73 Wade/KJ4WS

On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Jim M. N4BE <n4be_jim at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Tnx for the ideas.  The button also doesn't appear to do anything with
> ATTN or with the TX sub option under MENU.  All other buttons seem ok.  I
> removed the front panel and reseated connectors but no joy.  Looking at the
> schematic tbutton switch seems to be mounted on the lcd circuit board and
> goes via traces to an encoder chip on the same board so there are no
> connectors involved that I can see. So looks like a return to factory.
> Jim
>
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> >   1. Orion II USB button not working (N4BE_Jim)
> >   2. Re: Orion II USB button not working (Cecil)
> >   3. Re: Orion II USB button not working (jack)
> >   4. Re: Orion II USB button not working (Ted Bryant)
> >   5. looking for a OMNI VI (yash at aol.com)
> >   6. looking for ten tec omni VI (yash at aol.com)
> >   7. Re: Orion II USB button not working (Rod Greene)
> >
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> >Message: 1
> >Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 21:40:26 -0400
> >From: N4BE_Jim <N4BE_Jim at Yahoo.com>
> >To: "tentec at contesting.com" <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Subject: [TenTec] Orion II USB button not working
> >Message-ID: <DC9458F1-84CB-494E-816A-AB721D6A4A0C at Yahoo.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain;      charset=us-ascii
> >
> >The USB mode selection suddenly stopped working.  I can go into any
> >other mode but when I try to go back to USB it does nothing.  Did clear
> >and reset, even loaded an earlier firmware version, nothing.  I'm
> >thinking maybe a bad push button?  Anyone ever had a similar problem?
> >Jim N4BE
> >
> >Sent from my iPad
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 2
> >Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 20:43:55 -0500
> >From: Cecil <chacuff at cableone.net>
> >To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II USB button not working
> >Message-ID: <97CE4989-0BCD-4A7B-8B9D-B632F0AF1BFE at cableone.net>
> >Content-Type: text/plain;      charset=us-ascii
> >
> >Probably a connector problem behind the front panel....seems the
> >standard procedure is to pull each one..clean with Deoxit and reseat
> >several times.  Seems to cure many problems.
> >
> >Cecil
> >K5DL
> >
> >Sent from my iPad
> >
> >On Jun 2, 2013, at 8:40 PM, N4BE_Jim <N4BE_Jim at Yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> The USB mode selection suddenly stopped working.  I can go into any
> >other mode but when I try to go back to USB it does nothing.  Did clear
> >and reset, even loaded an earlier firmware version, nothing.  I'm
> >thinking maybe a bad push button?  Anyone ever had a similar problem?
> >> Jim N4BE
> >>
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> >Message: 3
> >Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 20:30:46 -0600
> >From: "jack" <jfriend31 at comcast.net>
> >To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II USB button not working
> >Message-ID: <941D5D6EC9944665BB606A16F9EBB9A4 at jackPC>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> >       reply-type=original
> >
> >give up SSB for CW.
> >jack
> >ak7o
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: N4BE_Jim
> >Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 7:40 PM
> >To: tentec at contesting.com
> >Subject: [TenTec] Orion II USB button not working
> >
> >The USB mode selection suddenly stopped working.  I can go into any
> >other
> >mode but when I try to go back to USB it does nothing.  Did clear and
> >reset,
> >even loaded an earlier firmware version, nothing.  I'm thinking maybe a
> >bad
> >push button?  Anyone ever had a similar problem?
> >Jim N4BE
> >
> >Sent from my iPad
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> >
> >Message: 4
> >Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 23:43:55 -0400
> >From: "Ted Bryant" <w4nz at comcast.net>
> >To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II USB button not working
> >Message-ID: <003e01ce600c$92886750$b79935f0$@comcast.net>
> >Content-Type: text/plain;      charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >The button used to select the "USB" mode is labeled  "ATTN".  It is a
> >multifunction button depending on what is on the display beside it.
> >Its
> >normal function is to switch in attenuation.  Does it work for this?
> >If not
> >then it likely is a problem with the button itself (or as suggested, a
> >ribbon connector that serves this button).  If it selects attenuation
> >ok the
> >button is working correctly and there is a problem elsewhere.
> >
> >73, Ted W4NZ
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> >N4BE_Jim
> >Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 9:40 PM
> >To: tentec at contesting.com
> >Subject: [TenTec] Orion II USB button not working
> >
> >The USB mode selection suddenly stopped working.  I can go into any
> >other
> >mode but when I try to go back to USB it does nothing.  Did clear and
> >reset,
> >even loaded an earlier firmware version, nothing.  I'm thinking maybe a
> >bad
> >push button?  Anyone ever had a similar problem?
> >Jim N4BE
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 5
> >Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 11:17:52 -0400 (EDT)
> >From: "yash at aol.com" <yash at aol.com>
> >To: tentec at contesting.com
> >Subject: [TenTec] looking for a OMNI VI
> >Message-ID: <8D02DBB7C645FB1-1118-3EDAE at Webmail-m108.sysops.aol.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >Looking to buy a nice OMNI VI. I would like to stay with the standard
> >VI and not the + or one of the up grades, that were offered. I will
> >consider all the VI series if thats
> >what you have. Rig would be going to cape coral,fl. 33991. I do little
> >CW any longer so a full house of cw filters is not important. also ,no
> >smoked rigs.
> >will consider all.Please get back off list.
> >thanks
> >dale wt4t
> >239 283 2665
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 6
> >Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 11:24:53 -0400 (EDT)
> >From: "yash at aol.com" <yash at aol.com>
> >To: tentec at contesting.com
> >Subject: [TenTec] looking for ten tec omni VI
> >Message-ID: <8D02DBC770A117D-1118-3EE0C at Webmail-m108.sysops.aol.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >Looking to buy a nice OMNI VI. I would like to stay with the standard
> >VI and not the + or one of the up grades, that were offered. I will
> >consider all the VI series if thats
> >what you have. Rig would be going to cape coral,fl. 33991. I do little
> >CW any longer so a full house of cw filters is not important. also ,no
> >smoked rigs.
> >will consider all.Please get back off list.
> >thanks
> >dale wt4t
> >239 283 2665
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 7
> >Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 06:00:06 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Rod Greene <w7zrc at yahoo.com>
> >To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II USB button not working
> >Message-ID:
> >       <1370264406.23946.YahooMailNeo at web162606.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> >Jim,
> >
> >Can you change modes to USB using rig control software like HRD, N4PY
> >or even N1MM?
> >If so, that would also indicate a possible hardware button problem.
> >
> >Rod/w7zrc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>________________________________
> >> From: Ted Bryant <w4nz at comcast.net>
> >>To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment' <tentec at contesting.com>
> >>Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2013 9:43 PM
> >>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II USB button not working
> >>
> >>
> >>The button used to select the "USB" mode is labeled? "ATTN".? It is a
> >>multifunction button depending on what is on the display beside it.?
> >Its
> >>normal function is to switch in attenuation.? Does it work for this??
> >If not
> >>then it likely is a problem with the button itself (or as suggested, a
> >>ribbon connector that serves this button).? If it selects attenuation
> >ok the
> >>button is working correctly and there is a problem elsewhere.
> >>
> >>73, Ted W4NZ
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> >N4BE_Jim
> >>Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 9:40 PM
> >>To: tentec at contesting.com
> >>Subject: [TenTec] Orion II USB button not working
> >>
> >>The USB mode selection suddenly stopped working.? I can go into any
> >other
> >>mode but when I try to go back to USB it does nothing.? Did clear and
> >reset,
> >>even loaded an earlier firmware version, nothing.? I'm thinking maybe
> >a bad
> >>push button?? Anyone ever had a similar problem?
> >>Jim N4BE
> >>
> >>
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