[TenTec] Orion II Power Up Problem

[Bernie Skoch via TenTec]

Thanks, Wade. If the battery doesn't fix it, I will look there.


73,
Bernie


-----Original Message-----
From: Wade Staggs <tvman1954 at gmail.com>
To: wa3fiy <wa3fiy at radioadv.com>; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tue, Jul 1, 2014 1:13 pm
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion II Power Up Problem


*My radio is much older than yours .... Paragon 585 but, when mine acted up
like that. We found that it was the Reset Capacitor for the Micro......
Probably not even close to being the problem but, that would cause the same
symptom.*
*                                                      73 from Wade/KJ4WS*


On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Lee WA3FIY <wa3fiy at radioadv.com> wrote:

> How about the memory battery?  A new battery in my Orion Classic cured a
> number of
> strange happenings.
>
> 73,
>
> -Lee-
> WA3FIY
>
>
> On 30 Jun 2014 at 20:11, Bernie Skoch via TenTec wrote:
>
> > I have searched the archives (admitedly briefly) and haven't found
> > this problem.
> >
> >
> > On power-up the first thing in the morning or after an extended
> > power-off, everything boots normally, but the sweep shows no signals
> > and the receiver is deaf.  But with 100% reliability, a power-off
> > followed by a second power-on makes everything perfect.
> >
> >
> > This seems to have coincided with my loading version 3.033xd firmware
> > a few weeks ago (yes, I am a late adopter), but I can't swear to it.
> >
> >
> > The symptoms seem similar to the A9 power distribution board issue I
> > have read about, but not quite.
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience with a similar problem?
> >
> >
> > Thanks for any hints before I call Ten Tec.
> >
> >
> > 73,
> > Bernie
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