Glad it works for you. I think you will find DigiPan a little easier to use
for this . . . regardless of the program, though, you can end up chasing
your tail!
Have you thought about drilling a small hole over that adjustment so that
you can tweak with the bottom in place?
Question: how is it set at the factory if (a) there is no hole for external
access and (b) replacing the bottom moves it that far?
73/72, George
Amateur Radio W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13QE
"In the 57th year and it just keeps getting better!"
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid@verizon.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Bottom Cover
>
>
> > Jim, I use both MixW and DigiPan and have found that DigiPan
> > seems to be better at making these frequency measurements.
> > It seems to home in on the frequency quicker and more
> > accurately and then to follow small variations better than MixW.
>
> George,
>
> That is great info. I at last got the bottom cover off; turns
> out you must remove the four large Phillips headed screws
> on the sides of the TOP cover! Somehow, they also grab
> the bottom via a washer.
>
> Thanks to the several offering ideas for help, also. Especially
> to Ken, N9VV !
>
> Anyway, spent quite a bit of time adjusting, and adjusting, and
> more adjusting. Very easy to get nearly there, and oops....
> you are all of a sudden 3 Hz too far in the other direction, hi.
>
> Quit when I had a MixW reading of 999.3. After chasing
> around on both sides of 1000.0. But, after putting the cover
> back on, which immediately began to increase the reading,
> and getting the rig back upright and slid into operating
> position, was already up to around 1006 or so.
>
> Anyway, will let it settle awhile; it is a whole lot better
> than the +26.5 or so at the start. Will see how this impacts
> net operation, hi. Will down load the Digipan for the next
> go at it; maybe that will ease the constant adjusting.
>
> That little thingy is very, very touchy!! Just a hint of a
> nudge, and zing, you've moved 5 Hz.
>
> At least I have learned more again today.
>
> 73, Jim KH7M
>
>
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