I didn't even know this had a 20khz filter Tom. Am I missing something? I
did notice that when I enter a freq. on the keypad it doesn't always
activate unless I turn the vfo knob. What's with that?
Steve
N4LQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Uhlman" <tuhlman@kimbanet.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cooling the Orion
> Speaking of Orion irregularities, has anyone noticed this issue:
>
> Set both receivers to the same band and same antennas....
>
> Enable the 20 kHz filter...
>
> Tune in a signal on the sub-receiver....
>
> Set the main receiver 14 kHz ABOVE the subreceiver frequency.....
>
> Do you receive the same signal on both receivers??
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cooling the Orion
>
>
> > Yes, that seems to be a surprising 'plus' to the extra cooling air
> movement.
> > Would be interesting to know if Jim/KH7M has noticed the same thing
with
> > his Orion.
> >
> > Tom - W4BQF
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thomas Uhlman" <tuhlman@kimbanet.com>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:15 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Cooling the Orion
> >
> >
> > > Funny you mentioned the darkening of the left hand side of the
> display...
> > My
> > > Orion's display does that too after about an hour or so of power-up...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > I'm really not 'pressurizing' anything, mearly generating a slight
air
> > > flow
> > > > out of the top of the Orion through the speaker grill. The intake
> ports
> > > > would be mainly the ports on the bottom of the radio, especially the
> > ones
> > > > under the front panel. With the fan speed cranked down so the fan
> makes
> > no
> > > > noise, there is just a gently flow of air exhausted out the top.
> > > >
> > > > One side benefit I have noticed: the left side of my LCD screen had
> > > become
> > > > slightly darker than the rest of the screen (about an inch wide,
> > > > vertically), now that has completely cleared up.
> > > >
> > > > Tom - W4BQF
> > > >
> >
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