[TenTec] The memory keyer in my Orion still cuts off the first dash of the K at the front of my call. I've tried several suggestions but none work. I'm running the 3.0X software. Any other thoughts?

[Carl Moreschi]

Did you do both the battery reset and master reset?

Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com

On 9/21/2013 6:47 PM, Haney Howell wrote:
> I did the reset several times before audio returned.  Same problem.  Chops
> off first dash.  Back to the trusty external keyer.
>
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> On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX<RMcGraw at blomand.net>wrote:
>
>> Perhaps Carl is correct in that a Master Reset should be done.  I agree,
>> the dropping of the first element should not take place.   At present it
>> does not occur on the three current production Tentec radios on my desk.
>>
>> Another clue regarding a suggested Master Reset is the version of firmware
>> being used.  I would presume it was downloaded and installed and a Master
>> Reset was not done.  Although not specifically required, I've found the
>> when changing firmware versions, I prefer to err on the side of "just do a
>> Master Reset" and start from scratch.
>>
>> As you likely know I do a lot of beta testing thus I'm frequently loading
>> and reloading different versions of firmware.  Thus I'm going back to
>> earlier versions and then to the version under evaluation for several
>> instances.  In doing this, I find it very prudent to always implement a
>> Master Reset.  It gives me a much clearer picture of what I'm experiencing.
>>
>> I view this as no different than our computers when we perform a suggested
>> or recommended upgrade.  We often see the message appear,  "It is necessary
>> to restart the computer for the changes to take effect".
>>
>> 73
>> Bob, K4TAX
>>
>>
>> DISCLOSURE:
>> This is to inform all persons, I am a Tentec Ambassador and I receive
>> compensation according to the Tentec Ambassador program.  In addition, I
>> serve as a volunteer beta test person to Tentec for the Omni VII, Eagle
>> and Argonaut VI radios.  I hold no employment relationship, no financial
>> interests nor do I conduct any commercial business, direct or indirect,
>> with Tentec.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Brown"<k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com
>>>
>> To:<tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 2:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] The memory keyer in my Orion still cuts off the
>> first dash of the K at the front of my call. I've tried several suggestions
>> but none work. I'm running the 3.0X software. Any other thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
>>   On 9/21/2013 12:09 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have had to add some characters in front of a data string to allow one
>>>> of the radios for another application to key up and start transmitting.
>>>>
>>>> Now that being the case, as your configuration drops the first dash of
>>>> your call, why not add a "T" in front of your call.  It would then drop the
>>>> "T" and send your call.
>>>>
>>>> TK2XN.   If the "T" is missing then K2XN would be legally transmitted.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There's a far better cure, and which Ten Tec has used since the Omni A.
>>> The cure is to activate  the PTT relay 8-10 msec before sending RF. In
>>> other words, delay RF by 8-10 msec. As I recall, that pre-TX keying signal
>>> is called the "T-line" in that older gear. In some newer Ten Tec gear you
>>> have to go in and find it, then bring it out to the rear panel. I think I
>>> had to do that in my Omni V.  The delay is built into many other rigs, like
>>> the TS-850, FT-1000-series, K2, and K3. In the FT1000-series and the K3,
>>> the delay is adjustable via a menu. In the 850 and K2, it's fixed at
>>> something like 8-10 msec. I've successfully used an 850, MP, and K3 to key
>>> my Titan, Herc II, and Herc I (long ago sold). And it's even fast enough to
>>> follow QSK up to about 25 wpm. At faster speeds the CW elements get too
>>> short.
>>>
>>> 73, Jim K9YC
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