[TenTec] T/R switching delay on Orion 2

[W4JBA]

Petr,

  Sorry to hear about your dad having problems with his O2.              
The Orion II has a 15ms delay built into the firmware by default. There 
should always be at least 15ms delay prior to seeing RF at the 
amplifier.    As you know, this is to prevent "Hot Switching". I agree 
with you in that it kinda sounds like RF getting into the rig somehow. 
Maybe a Master reset will clear the gremlins out, and put him back on 
the air. Here's hoping for the best!

73,

Jim  w4jba

On 5/20/2020 6:20 PM, Petr Ourednik wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> sorry to bother.
> My daddy reported to me last night that he noticed erratic behavior on his daily used Orion 2.
> During his CW operation he noticed that on some bands the T/R switching has some delay > he said that
> it seems like relay sticking instead of smooth and fast QSK switching.
> An interesting think is that it happens just on some bands and just sometimes.
> My first idea was RFI but daddy said it should not be that case.
>
> Is it possible that T/R relay can be the root cause please? If so ...can someone direct me which relay
> and where I can find it in Orion 2 please?
>
> Many thanks for help and hints,
>