second followup..
installed orion back into the station this am and this time put my big loop on
ant 2 for both main and sub receivers…so far so good after being on for couple
of hours. I don’t use the orion’s internal ant tuner.
any change will get back to the crew.
On Oct 25, 2015, at 10:42 AM, mcelmer1 <mcelmer1@netecin.net> wrote:
> Yes, cables, connectors or worse.
>
> Mike
> W8TRN
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py3@earthlink.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:58
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Sub Receiver getting no signals
>
>
>> So it's more than just no audio. It's no signals either. I would still bet
>> on the cable connectors behind the front panel need cleaning.
>> Carl Moreschi N4PY
>> 58 Hogwood Rd
>> Louisburg, NC 27549
>> www.n4py.com
>> On 10/25/2015 12:34 PM, mcelmer1 wrote:
>>> Howard,
>>>
>>> I am using 3.032x5 V2 July 2013.
>>>
>>> Switching to Ant 2 does not solve the problem. NB/NR/Notch/SAF/AN are
>>> Off as is the SAF/Notch tracking.
>>>
>>> Also, there is no audio for the Sub receiver (or internal speaker) when
>>> headphones are used. Left/Right Audio is set to BOTH.
>>>
>>> The BARGRAPH immediately to the right of VFO B Frequency does not move
>>> when the sub receiver is used. The Bargraph does function cuz it
>>> switches to SWR in transmit. The thin bar below the Bargraph does move
>>> when Sub AF knob/encoder is adjusted.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> W8TRN
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Smith" <jsmith207@att.net>
>>> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 19:12
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Sub Receiver getting no signals
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Everybody,
>>>> The 'audio switch' that you refer to is actually done in the Main RX
>>>> dsp. The only way to control it is with the AUDIO menu, where you can
>>>> choose the signals for the Speaker, the Right Aux Out, and the Left
>>>> Aux Out. The choices for each one will be Main, Sub, or Both.
>>>> The Main RX DSP Codec inputs are the Main RX 14 KHz IF, and the MIC
>>>> input. The Outputs are Transmit 14 KHz IF, and the Speaker.
>>>> The Sub RX DSP Codec inputs are the Sub RX 14KHz IF, and the Aux
>>>> Input. The Outputs are the Left Aux Output and the Right Aux Output.
>>>> The Main RX DSP sends its digitized receive audio to the Sub RX DSP,
>>>> and the Sub RX DSP sends its digitized receive audio and the digitized
>>>> Aux Input to the Main RX DSP. This is needed so the Sub RX received
>>>> audio can be heard on the Speaker, and the Main RX received audio can
>>>> be on either or both of the Aux Outputs. The Main RX needs the Aux
>>>> Input so it can be used as an audio input.
>>>> So, yes, it is even a little more convoluted that it first appears. By
>>>> the way, the Orion II does it a little differently, and there is a 6
>>>> channel audio mixer that routes the signals where they need to go.
>>>> Maybe that was what you remembered as the 'audio switch'.
>>>> I would suggest that you try using the ANT 2 connector, and see if
>>>> that changes the Sub RX. Be sure to set the PWR control to OFF so you
>>>> don't inadvertently try to transmit into a no antenna condition.
>>>> Also, be sure that the NB, the NR, the NOTCH/SAF, and the AN are OFF
>>>> for the Sub RX. Also be sure that the SAF/NOTCH tracking between the
>>>> Main RX and the Sub RX is off.
>>>> Finally, would you report the firmware version that is currently
>>>> installed on your Orion. You can see this by pressing and holding the
>>>> MENU button until the Startup Screen appears.
>>>> 73..
>>>> Howard, WA9AXQ
>>>>
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