The CM refers to Chicago Miniature, the maker. Your local professional electronics store, the place your local TV shop buys parts, will have type 47 bulbs: 0.15 A, 6.3 V bayonet base. Let your finger
NO CARRYING STRAP! Horrors!! But at least the screws are there and I'm sure Ten Tec can find a suitable accessory handle to offer as an option. 73 Pete Allen AC5E
Except for the times I take it to a club function such as Field Day, I use my 6n2 daily. It's replaced an FT736R and an IC810H and been very satisfactory. It may be an ENTRY level all mode but it doe
I am another of those who prefer the 10 Hz tuning step size with the 100 Hz "Xm" option when I need to get somewhere more hurridly. While the discrete tuning steps are not as smooth as my old SX96, 1
The problem with up conversion is your roofing filter needs to be at the mixer output and IF input. I haven't found any 80 mHz filters with anything like the kind of selectivity needed for a top dog
The rig with the rubber tuning rate was an early synthesized ICOM. I have had several here, and since that one only lasted two days I don't remember whether it was the 720, the 735, or one of the oth
I came along when many hams still used TRF and regeneratve receivers, well before up conversion and "roofing filter," or any sort of filter other than the crystal phasing filters, low frequency IF's,
All the Orion's I have worked have been very clean and pleasant copy. There does seem to be a tendency to keep the weighting close to the factory setting, which makes for even better copy. On the tra
HI Paul: I have no experience with the original Delta, but I thoroughly enjoyed the Delta 2 - and the young fellow I gave mine to still does. A very nice rig, with, as with all rigs, a few of those p
I can well understand surprise and even shock at some of the comments on the list. Besides the fact that many on the list have their needs and preferences, and are quite vocal about asserting them, t
Well, all's fair in love and war. Contesting is a variation of war. So using a computer to log Q's, keep score, send CQ, and even transmit the exchange is not cheating - any more than that big pot of
All the recent QSK chatter let me report that my recent underbid for a McElroy code practice oscillator resulted in an offer of the following: QRT ANTENNA TUNER! One can only wish that item on one of
Fight about that! Heck no!!! It hasn't been a big issue - or more than a minor annoyance but it would be nice to set the sidetone volume and have it stay set. I will try to remember to post a note to
I 'spect there's a really easy way to get an Orion in mauve, just right to match all the Victorian decor ham shacks. Ask Scott how many make a production run, find enough people who want or need a ma
Rick, the red/orange/black dot in the Ten Tec logo has been the subject for much discussion. Some of it almost humorous. Looking around this operating position, there are three red/orange dots on the
I have Win-Eqf (pay program www.eqf-software.com) and N1MM Logger (free program) on this Windows computer and both interface properly with the Orion. I also have Logic 6 (www.hosenose.com) and I unde
Back a few firmware updates, I wrote it down but I'm too lazy to look, my Orion quit transmitting and cycling it off and on brought it back to life. I didn't miss much of the ragchew but after that h
Narrowing TX bandwidth depends on the operators voice. One of the hams across town is a good judge of voices and very familiar with my "coffee shop conversation." Experimenting back and forth we find
Well, it's certainly possible to get poor TX audio out of the Orion, but having a fellow within eyeball range - yet far enough away so his rig's not overloaded - critique your audio does help. After
Using the 705 microphone I run my Omni VI's with the processor on, indicator at 9:00, mic gain at 9:00. The locals tell me I sound most natural at those settings. And it does raise the average power