funny that anyone has complained about the original Orion. I have two of the
Originals that have never been modified. did have to change the batteries--a
tedious task for such a small thing. so far as I can tell the Originals work
like they did brand new. I have used all the different firmware versions up
to the latest 1.xxx with not a problem--well one version caused failure when
I turned on the SWEEP. don't use SWEEP much anymore. I find the SWEEP hardly
helpful in a pileup. I used one during the 10M contest CW with N1MM and nary
a burp. I used the 250 KHz filter and all worked wonderfully.
jack
ak7o
-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Calvin
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 4:49 PM
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Odd sound coming from my Orion 565
First thing that comes to mind is whether or not you've changed the
capacitors that have been such a plague on other Orions?
73, Duane
Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
www.ac5aa.com
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Eric
Rosenberg
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 5:36 PM
To: ttbug; tentec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Odd sound coming from my Orion 565
After a a long layoff, I was back on the air this weekend for the 10m
contewet. The shack configuratioin has changed a slight bit (a new computer
and N1MM instead of WriteLog), but that's it. I have been successfully
using a MicroHam Microkeyer II for some time.
Early in the contest, the radio went deaf, but both a Master and RAM reset
cured that (although I wish it hadn't happened!).
After the contest, I shut everything down. A few hours later, when I turned
the radio back on, it sounded like internal relays were clicking as I
turned the VFO encoders or other knobs. Ratatat-tat -- the sound (for those
old enough to remember) of a baseball card hitting the spokes of your
bicycle wheel. Not the heavy/clunky sound of an amplifier relay.
The radio seemed otherwise okay, although I didn't transmit with it. Resets
did not change anything.
Does anyone have any idea what could be going on?
73, Eric W3DQ
Washington,DC
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