Duck it. Or not. There's a marvelous world of cleaning chemicals out there that will do the job. I sell them during the day. I use them at night, on my equipment. They work. Rather than conduct a thr
A tuner can be used to peak signal and noise by using the controls on the tuner. Something called a Tuner tuner by palomar comes to memoryas well. There are a number of common sense ways to peak your
Not there. We are lead to believe that the swept BDR and IMD are half that of the Main Rx on the Orion! There must be a 'rest of the story' there. I have both the Omni 6+ and the Jupiter and have to
Why you may want to reconsider buying the Orion: 5. W4PA took two Orions to Vegas one weekend giving new meaning to the terms SO2R, focus transfer and fast AGC. 6. I found out that the Orion was real
Dennis, You need to have a watt meter that you can depend on. The available third party wattmeters are only as accurate as they claim to be. So, underpower your first transmissions and let the relati
Dave, Let me prognosticate that there is a close by AM broadcast station that's overloading your front end, desensing it to the point where you are getting distortion accross the 160 band. Even thoug
The Cons of the Ten Tec Orion: 1. No Color Sreen. 2. No handle. 3. Key Jack on front panel. 4. No PTT 5. No free mic. , antenna tuner, fan or seperate sevice manual. 6. No art deco faceplate. 7. No f
Im hearing a relay in the Jupiter following my CW keying only when using my Centurion amplifier. Is this normal? I don't hear any such relay noise barefoot nor in any other mode using the amp. In CW,
David, Yes, however there are some well documented things to work around when you make a transition. I had the 570 DG and have the Jupiter. Your efforts will be rewarded by controls that work unlike
Good Gravy, The Volvo comment got more attention than it was meant to produce. My ham friend who is to remain nameless lives in the Pacific NW. Up here Volvos seem the car of choice due to the rainy
David, Make sure AUTO SWEEP in the menu is OFF. _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
David, Is this happening in the front panel mode or in software mode? Whichever it is, try the other. If this persists, you'll probably be sending the radio back. However, call Ten Tec and they'll wa
Jeff, I dont think this is legal. The tool that is better would be a multielement yagi or quad on a tower using a rotator. Im not trying to be snippy here but tying up two meter repeater resources al
Jason, I went in to make the mod and discovered that the existing capacitor was 2.2mfd. The serial #reveals a Jan. 01 mfgr. date. That's only a few months after they started making the Jupiter. Ill b
Not only different, but unique in its implementation of various digital applications within its design. While the jury may still be out on its superiority, its a solid platform for all the traditiona
Greetings, A sightless ham friend has asked me to request info on availability of this board from anyone who may have one to sell. Please state price and I will inform him of any who reply. I will co
Roy, Ive had the 963 over a year now and use it on both the Omni 6/Opt1 and Jupiter without any such problem on 17 meters or any other band. I also have the 962 supply but it hasnt seen any action si
...and the top 10 possible third party-after market enhancements for the Omni VI+: 10. chipset upgrade giving enhanced NR and LP algorithm. 9. PTT feature. 8. outboard gizmo that taps the IF and prov
Dave, But why would anyone want to market a few components to upgrade the Omni VI+? The only reason to market an upgrade is through a propietary circuit board that is beyond a Hints and Kinks type up
I have a question for the group. Listening to QRQ from time to time I notice that many ops speed up briefly, especially when sending 599, then slow back down. How is this done? One notices it more in