[TenTec] Orion II and new 2K-FL amp

[ARDUJENSKI at aol.com]

BARRY
 
ARE THE TT MANUALS AND CONNECTING CABLES INCLUDED WITH THE  CORSAIR II?
 
LOOKING FORWARD TO ARRIVAL OF THE CORSAIR II
 
ALAN KB7MBI
 
 
In a message dated 10/18/2016 5:40:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
barry.n1eu at gmail.com writes:

You need  to turn the Keying Loop off in the Orion menu, but it's probably
already  turned off if you're able to transmit barefoot.

73, Barry  N1EU

On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 8:02 AM, rick at dj0ip.de  <Rick at dj0ip.de> wrote:

> John,
>
> Your O2 has two  means of keying linear amplifiers:
>
> 1. Single Cable using the  AMP KEY
> 2. Dual Cables using TX EN and TX OUT.  (Keying  Loop)
>
> You amplifier does not support a keying loop.
>  You must use the AMP KEY.
>
> I haven't had an Orion for many  years now but I seem to recall you have 
to
> select or enable whichever  keying method you want in the software menu.
>
> There is no  problem with voltage incompatibility.  It is plug and play 
once
>  you enable the correct keying method in the menu.
>
> 73 - Rick,  DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec  [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K3GHH
> Sent:  Tuesday, October 18, 2016 1:56 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
>  Subject: [TenTec] Orion II and new 2K-FL amp
>
> Baby steps here,  coping with my first-ever amplifier... First question:
> A phono cable  must run from the amplifier's "Relay 1" jack to ...
> something on the  O2. Is it TX OUT 1, TX EN 1, or AMP KEY 1?
>
> The SPE Expert  2K-FL manual states: "RELAY  This essential link allows 
the
>  amplifier to be put in the transmit state. To do that it is necessary  
that
> the inner pin of the phono connector is connected to signal  ground. This 
is
> normally done at the transceiver with either a  'close-on-ground' relay, 
or
> with a switching transistor. It is  important that the voltages at that
> terminal do not exceed 12 Vdc. On  the transceiver this link is often 
called
> SEND or TX GND. Refer to  your transceiver manual for more details."
>
> This seems to come  first, before dealing with ALC and CAT.
>
> --
> -- John  K3GHH
>
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