Paul -- The start of the detailed technical report on the Orion states that ARRL's test equipment calibration is checked annually to a NIST reference. The same test equipment is used as for other tra
Bill -- I would be surprised if the built-in 1000 Hz filter has only 4 poles. I would have expected it to have 8 poles, like the 2.4 kHz filter. This would be interesting to clarify. -- Eric K3NA sus
Another solution would be to have a .wav file on one's computer with the two tones recorded on it. This would be especially useful for contesters who use soundcards as voice keyers, and who pass thei
Can one control two Orions on the same computer yet? -- Eric _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/ten
Hi Carl -- Can you run two instances of the program to get control of two Orions? I have a SO2R contesting station so that's why I'm curious about this. I'll also check the website. Thanks. -- Eric -
No, this is not a Sterba curtain. Sterba curtains are substantially different in their feed arrangements and have poorer performance characteristics that the driven dipole curtain in the photograph.
I'm scratching my head over this as well, Mark. Let me know what you come up with. My station will be 2 Orions and 2 amplifiers. Eventually I intend to use the PTT line (and amplifier keyline) signal
No, I don't know what these units are. I don't have my radio yet, so can't play with it. Should be relatively easy to measure with a scope. QSK delay, if I recall the discussion earlier, adjusts the
If you have an antenna analyzer like the AEA or MFJ units, the best way to tune your matchbox is to connect the antenna analyzer. These analyzers put out about 1 mW and you can see exactly the impeda
Hi Rick -- I wasn't suggesting using an antenna switch to connect the antenna analyzer or the radio to the tuner. As you pointed out, many switches have inadequate isolation. What I had done in the p
Hi Sinisa -- I have read through your guide. It's very good. One observation that you might want to check. According to KF6DX's description of the Orion AGC systems, once a signal has crossed the AGC
Paul -- This is one of those areas where strong, and different, personal preferences exist. All these various systems of sending code exist because each has an audience. You will find that one or two
WinKey can be used with single-lever paddles. I think it costs about $35 and is available from K1EL??? (I'm working off memory -- do a google to verify this.) -- Eric K3NA Hi Paul...Dave here. Well h
Yes, I would be interested in something along the lines of a Pelican case. It should be very rugged -- able to handle airline luggage abuse. It should be watertight, as the Pelican case is. This is i
Hi Pete -- If you experienced this kind of racket, why not file an interference report? A systematic effort to identify skywave interference from BPL systems could be helpful. We know where some of t
Obviously one can't ID a BPL signal nor DF it accurately if it is skywave, so those parts of the report will be blank or rough data. The point is to document and record reception of interference that
Actually, this is NOT such a good approach. From an ergonomics viewpoint, the press of the A>B button is an example of an unrecoverable, destructive action. The frequency of the B-VFO is wiped out: t
Hi Grant -- Yes, you're missing a point which I didn't make clear. Of course overwriting the B VFO frequency is the desired result when one purposely pushes the A>B button. The human factors issues c
Hi Grant -- Yes, pushing the wrong button is an error on the part of the user -- 'cockpit error', as you put it. One of the characteristics of man-machine interfaces that folks find "easy to use" vs
Hi Eric -- Well, I'm going to stick my neck out on the reflector and describe what I have been using for SSB contests. Probably some other people can point out how my settings can be improved. a) In