[TenTec] More Orion 2 Questions de W4TJE

[Jack Emerson]

Hey Carl,
Tnx for the input, but I'll just say now that I'll not pursue the pan 
adapter idea any further. Nothing against ur software, I used that for my 
orion some yrs ago, and it was great.
But everything else that you listed makes my head hurt. I do appreciate ur 
reply and offer to help though.

Maybe I can get somewhere with the logging program idea. Though I have tried 
and failed twice before to set up logging programs, it would be nice to get 
something running that would make it simple and easy to submit scores for 
qso parties. The last time I actively participated in the Virginia QSO 
party, when it was over, I had to take my paper log, then re-do on the score 
sheet, then submit it, which was very time consuming. I think if I could get 
a logging program working, it would take the post-party work out of it and 
make it fun again.

73 de Jack W4TJE

-----Original Message----- 
From: Carl Moreschi
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 8:42 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] More Orion 2 Questions de W4TJE

My N4PY Orion software is step 1.

The second thing you need is a one wire mod to bring the sub-receiver
antenna connection out to the spare jack.

The third thing you need is an SDR receiver that can be controlled via
HDSDR.  The SDRplay SDR receiver for $150 is the easiest way to go.
That's what I am using with my Orion and it works great.

Once you have all the items, I can give you a step by step setup to do
all this.

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

On 2/22/2016 8:38 PM, Jack Emerson wrote:
> I am slowly being pulled into the 21st century, one technology upgrade at 
> a time. So now it’s time to for me to try some new things.
>
> 1 I would like to add some type of pan adapter to my Orion 2. I guess I 
> can figure out on my own how to add a second monitor for that purpose, but 
> I would appreciate any help regarding a pan adapter addition for the Orion 
> 2. In short, what all do I need to make this work? I read somewhere that 
> N4PY software is needed. Beyond that, pse help me to understand what else 
> is involved.
> I did see on youtube a demonstration with another brand of radio which 
> seemed to incorporate cw skimmer with the pan adapter. Is this possible 
> with the Orion 2?
>
> 2 I still use paper logs, and plan to continue doing so until I leave this 
> world. But I’ve been playing around with morse runner, and see the need 
> for computer logging when doing qso parties, and heaven forbid, if I ever 
> actually decide to try to do a cw contest. So any suggestions on what 
> logging program would most likely be compatible for state qso parties, the 
> qcwa qso parties, the cwt tests, and contest logging would be appreciated.
>
> 3 I suppose this also means that if I can figure out how to download and 
> set up this logging software, I’ll need to figure out how to use the 
> keyboard to send my call, 599, etc. Is this simple to set up once the 
> logging software has been installed?
>
> I’m covering several different topics here, so feel free to reply to me 
> direct if you want to at w4tje at wiredog.com
>
> 73 de Jack “1985 WAS MY BEST YEAR” W4TJE
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