Earlier Ten-Tec rigs I have owned, such as the Delta, the Corsair II, and the Omni VI+ all have wattmeters which attempt to show the actual amount of RF output and reflected power on a Bruene-type ci
Allan K7GT asked about using the "serial data" from an Omni VI for band decoding, apparantly for antenna switching. The Omni VI band data shares the db25 connector with the serial control data and th
For sale: INRAD 766 filter 1000 Hz bandwidth for 9MHz IF in Ten-Tec radios, such as the OMNI V, VI, VI+, Corsair I & II; it could also be used in place of the stock 1000 Hz roofing filter in the Orio
I agree with Rick that the SWR foldback on the non- Ten-Tec rigs is a real annoyance. Motorola and TRW rated their RF transistors to work FB with a 30:1 SWR with no need for foldback. A properly desi
I don't run digital. But, buy the heatsink fan from TenTec. During this past weekends WRTC in Russia, (R31A), the coolest thing in the sauna tent was the Orion with the heatsink fan. We ran 24 hours
I have a pair of original Orions. One runs 1.372 and the other 2.062a. These were the "official" (non-beta) versions put on them by the factory. I think the automatic notch works better in 2.062a on
I was having a lot of crashes today in a contest running my Orion v1.372. So, I tried the master rest (power up holding the VFO B lock button) Now, the band buttons above the VFO B knob put 0.0000 in
Thanks to all about the info about the backup battery - will look into getting a new one (actually two) first thing Monday when TenTec opens up. I can't get the Orion to hear anything after the maste
I was looking at the Eagle as a possible substitute for my Omni VI+ for a backup radio for my two Orions. I know TenTec has posted a mod to add an external receiver antenna for the Eagle. But, for my
I have seen lots of postings about "logic board failures" but haven't seen any listing of the symptoms (specific problems) that caused the owners to send their rigs in for repair. Is there any common
I just loaded V2.064x11 in place of 2.062a - seems to work ok, except for the previously noted VOX anomaly muting CW. But, I noticed something interesting. I have a bad electric fence QRN problem her
My 2003 vintage Orions both had black batteries, not the yellow battery shown in the picture detailing the version 2 software update. The new ones from TenTec are yellow, and are the same part number
My RX366 arrived via USPS this Saturday afternoon - installed it and it seems to work FB! I need info about which TMP jack on the RX366 board is the IF out for the panadapter - I plan on using the SP
WIth the RX366 subreceiver installed and V3.025 firmware, when I try to enter 1.070 MHz into VFO B which is asssigned to the subreceiver, I get a Frequency Not Supported message on the LCD. On my oth
Oops - In addition to selecting the sub rx for VFO B, I had VFO B selected for the transmitter (because I had been operating split) - when I put the TX back on VFO A the RX366 hears FB on the BCB. Th
The IF output on theRX366 subreceiver is the TMP next to roofing filter F2; it is marked with 15 in a circle next to the TMP connector. On the connector board on the back panel, the spare RCA jack is
I think Rick wants a receiver loop like some of the Icom rigs have where a receive preamp or preselector (read xtal filter) could be inserted. I think on the Orion you can break in at a TMP connector
I had some major problems in the antenna systems this weekend (lightning) so spent some time comparing the main receiver in one of my Orions with the new RX366 subreceiver. With the big signals on 15
Unfortunately, Barry, the lightning problems I had earlier in the weekend caused me to forget to restart the recorder! But, the 'sizzling" sounds sounded to my ear just like the 'crackling' sounds yo
Yes, I tried the attenuator (up to 18dB) and it reduced but did not eliminate the crackling. But, the RX366 subreceiver in the same radio with the same settings (and no attenuator) had no signs of th