[TowerTalk] Orion point-and-shoot

[Zivney, Terry L.]

I still have an M2 Orion  box for my prop-pitch rotor; used a different Orion box for my Orion rotor.
Generally, I am happy with the  12 programmable presets; covers 99% of my contesting needs.
The Orion interfaces nicely with most modern logging programs.  So, you can directly from
the keyboard go to any odd direction your little-old heart desires.

Years ago I wrote a tiny pop-up program for MS-DOS computers that  did that, too.  Through
the serial port, ramp up and ramp down are available, too, just like in the programmable
presets.

If you feel the need for a knob, you could fairly easily use a PIC with a simple RS232 port
and a potentiometer (or a more modern rotary encoder, if you wish) for the point-and-shoot
feel of the competition's box.

Terry Zivney, N4TZ/9