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Re: [Orion] Orion Digest, Vol 35, Issue 5

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Subject: Re: [Orion] Orion Digest, Vol 35, Issue 5
From: "Douglas Shock" <douglas.shock@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:25:24 -0600
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did you go into the menu and set your line out level to low? This is what
solved it for me.

On 8/22/06, orion-request@contesting.com <orion-request@contesting.com>
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>   1. FOR SALE: ORION 1 (KF4NI@aol.com)
>   2. Re: Orion II and headphone audio distortion UPDATE &      solution
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> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:54:50 EDT
> From: KF4NI@aol.com
> Subject: [Orion] FOR SALE: ORION 1
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> Hi TT patrons,
> I have a beautiful Orion 1 that I am bringing to Shelby NC  hamfest on
> Sept.
> 1 to sell for $2500. It has Inrad 2.8 filter and also built in  tuner. I
> have
> a new in box 708 mike I will let go with it. also, box and manual.  This
> radio
> is like new. No issues at all as they say.
> I am just not into CW anymore and I am also not active on the  bands much
> other than 75m. This is just too much radio to sit and ignore.  someone
> will
> enjoy using it to its full potential and appreciate what a  'wonderful'
> radio it
> is. The RECIEVE on this radio is simply "AWESOME"!! Look  for me under the
> banner --3.915/3.927 GANG on Row B-(Bravo) 8-13 across  from camper row in
> the
> field.
> See you all in Shelby.
>
> Ruby Byrd  KF4NI
>
> PS:
> Will sell before Shelby if the money arrives at my door and  shipping of
> $40
> is added to bill.
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:37:21 +0000
> From: <dbp@tds.net>
> Subject: Re: [Orion] Orion II and headphone audio distortion UPDATE &
>        solution
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> Hi-
> A phone call to Paul Clinton at TenTec has helped alot!
> He suggested that I disconnect all of the extra connecting cables like the
> amp relay, the computer interface cable, the remote knob etc. from the rear
> of the ORION II. There was no distortion in my headphone audio.  Then I
> reconnected cables one at a time until the audio distorted again.
> BTW I had been using a commercial computer interface with a home brew
> interface cable set with my ORION I with no problems. But with the ORION II,
> specifically the I/O connector cable was the problem. To find which specific
> wire was the culprit I cut one wire at a time from that connector until the
> distortion ceased. When I cut the "Line Out" wire, that stopped the
> distortion. It also ended my ability to copy signals using the computer.
> With some experimentation I found that a 1uF/50V capacitor in series with
> the "Line Out" wire (pin 4 of the I/O connector) cured the problem. I was
> able to get the cap. inside the DIN connector shell, no problem. It works
> now as it should. All's well that end's well.
> 73 de dave K1OPQ
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